Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says

Labour for the Long Term says UK risks falling even further into dependence on US tech firms

Keir Starmer should pledge £11bn towards building “BritGPT” and a national artificial intelligence (AI) cloud in the next Labour manifesto or risk the UK falling ever further into dependence on American tech companies, an affiliated thinktank has said.

Labour for the Long Term, which campaigns within the party for it to adopt “long-termist” policies that mitigate dangers such as pandemics, climate breakdown, and …

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