The 10 richest British AI entrepreneurs now have a combined net worth of more than £2.3 billion ($3 billion), according to new analysis by the Evening Standard, in a sign that the UK’s growing artificial intelligence industry is set to generate huge wealth for the economy.
At least one in five of the top 100 richest tech entrepreneurs is now a founder or director of an AI business, according to the Evening Standard Tech Rich List, after a surge in investor interest over the course of the past year led to skyrocketing company valuations.
