What you need to know
- Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith released an official statement on the company's plans to create a large "AI infrastructure" in the UK.
- The company will spend $3.2 billion (£2.5 billion) on this effort over the next three years to bring more than 20,000 advanced GPUs to the UK by 2026.
- Microsoft will invest in three main areas: The UK's AI infrastructure, AI talent and education programs, and AI safety and security measures.
- Smith states this should help the UK economy while "supporting the UK’s growing AI safety and research efforts."
