British Prime Minister Sunak recently announced an ambitious plan to invest up to £100 million in purchases of thousands of high-performance artificial intelligence chips to enhance the UK's position in the global computing power competition. The plan, led by UK Research and Innovation, a UK government science funding agency, is now in its preliminary preparation phase, with the goal of acquiring up to 5,000 Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs), which will provide powerful computing support for advanced artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT.
Earlier this year, a review report released by the UK government criticized the lack of dedicated AI computing resources in the country. The report pointed out that the current demand for high-end Nvidia chips is less than 1,000, which is far lower than the actual demand. To this end, the report recommends that the government provide at least 3,000 top-level GPUs as soon as possible to make up for this gap. This investment plan by the Sunak government is a positive response to this proposal.
The UK government hopes to make the most of these GPUs by building a platform called "AI Research Resources". The platform is scheduled to start operations next summer and aims to provide strong computing power to researchers and businesses in the UK to drive innovation and application of artificial intelligence technologies. This move will not only enhance the UK's research capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence, but will also gain more advantages for the UK in the global technological competition.
Globally, the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology has put forward increasingly high requirements for computing power. As the core component of the artificial intelligence model, the importance of high-performance GPUs is self-evident. The UK's plan to invest in GPUs on a large scale will undoubtedly lay a solid foundation for its future development in the field of artificial intelligence.
In addition, this plan also reflects the British government's high attention to scientific and technological innovation. By providing advanced hardware resources, the British government hopes to attract more top talents and enterprises, promote the application of artificial intelligence technology in all walks of life, and thus enhance the country's overall competitiveness. In the future, with the official operation of the "AI Research Resources" platform, the UK is expected to make more breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence.