The UK Government is aiming to launch a new national supercomputer by 2030.
The government said the new AI Hardware Plan, announced by the Technology Secretary Liz Kendall at London Tech Week this week, sets out how the government will “back British companies developing the chips and semiconductor technologies behind AI, while also investing in the scientists, engineers and technicians needed to turn new ideas into products and good jobs in the UK.”
New UK supercomputer
The plan includes £750 million ($1.bn) for a new national AI supercomputer due to be deployed at the University of Edinburgh in 2030. It will succeed ARCHER2, the flagship supercomputer already in operation at Edinburgh.
Full details around any planned system were not shared, but some £400 million ($535.6m) will go towards “next-generation chips,” £150 million ($200.9m) of which will be used to buy next-generation inference chips. A further £250 million ($334.8m) will support the purchase of more specialized chips.
