Growing the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the UK
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FOREWORD
We are grateful to the Business Secretary and Culture Secretary for asking us to conduct this
Review of how to grow Artificial Intelligence in the UK, in terms of those developing it and
deploying it. We believe that this is the right time for the UK to accelerate on AI, and ensure that
our unique history of ground breaking research bears fruit in the social and economic benefits
that the technology offers.
We are at the threshold of an era when much of our productivity and prosperity will be derived
from the systems and machines we create. We are accustomed now to technology developing
fast, but that pace will increase and AI will drive much of that acceleration. The impacts on
society and the economy will be profound, although the exact nature of those impacts is
uncertain. We are convinced that because of the UK’s current and historical strengths in this
area we are in a strong position to lead rather than follow in both the development of the
technology and its deployment in all sectors of industry, education and government.
We have a choice. The UK could stay among the world leaders in AI in the future, or allow other
countries to dominate. We start from a good position in many respects but other leading
countries are devoting significant resources to growing and deploying AI. The UK will need to
act in key areas and to sustain action over a long period and across industry sectors, to retain
its world leading status, and to grow our AI capability as well as deploying it much more widely.
If we can judge by the contributions to this Review by academic and industry experts, the UK
has the expertise and the appetite to grasp the opportunity if we act decisively now.
We would like to thank everyone who helped us with this review. We consulted with a wide
range of experts and organisations but because the time we had to undertake the review was
relatively short, it was not possible to talk to everyone with valuable expertise and experience.
We hope that many more people and organisations will take part in developing and delivering
these recommendations to make the UK the best place in the world for AI companies to flourish
and deploy AI across all sectors of society for the benefit of all.
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