The tech and engineering industry reacts to the UK government's AI action plan:
⚡ Data centres and energy considerations - “The proposed AI Energy Council must lead in establishing robust standards for energy efficiency and renewable energy use in new data centres. Equally, upgrading existing facilities with advanced technologies and modular designs will be essential to reducing their environmental impact," says Rupert Bedell, CEO at Fasthosts.
💡 Focus on UK resources and tools - “There are many AI pioneers in the UK and the government would do well to focus pioneering the UK’s achievements, to grow our GDP rather than deploying US thinking and approaches, which will ultimately just benefit their own country’s economy," says David Rajan, CEO and co-founder of Opteran.
🔒 Regulation and safety - “The PM said: “This is the global race of our lives and I want Britain to be at the front of the race.’ In order to do that, the UK government needs to move quickly to strike the right balance of AI regulation and investment and it needs to be ready to invest more, a lot more," says Matthew Holman, IT lawyer at Cripps.
🧑💻 Lack of AI skills - “As we enter the ‘global race of our lives’ investment in AI education and developing talent is crucial, helping to build a stronger, more competitive UK AI ecosystem that can outperform on the global stage,” says Gordon Baggott, director of AI at 4most.
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