Microsoft's plan to pump 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into Britain over the next three years, its single largest investment in the country to date, will underpin future growth in artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government said. Britain, where the economy is forecast to be sluggish in the coming years, is pushing for private investment to help fund new infrastructure, particularly in growth industries like AI. The funding, first announced at a summit hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday, will more than double Microsoft's datacentre footprint in Britain, providing the infrastructure crucial for new AI models to work...

Investment includes training one million people with the skills needed to work with AI...

Microsoft's plan to pump 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into Britain over the next three years, its single largest investment in the country to date, will underpin future growth in artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government said. Britain, where the economy is forecast to be sluggish in the coming years, is pushing for private investment to help fund new infrastructure, particularly in growth industries like AI. The funding, first announced at a summit hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday, will more than double Microsoft's datacentre footprint in Britain, providing the infrastructure crucial for new AI models to work...

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