Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled an ambitious action plan aimed at establishing the UK as a global leader in artificial intelligence.
The Labour administration plans to "unleash" AI across the nation, backed by its half-million-strong civil service.
"Artificial Intelligence will drive incredible change in our country," Starmer said in a statement. "From teachers personalising lessons, to supporting small businesses with their record-keeping, to speeding up planning applications, it has the potential to transform the lives of working people."
The premier emphasised that Britain must "move fast and take action to win the global race" in AI development.
The government's plan includes creating dedicated "AI growth zones" to accelerate planning for data centres and AI infrastructure.
The initiative aims to boost server capacity twentyfold by 2030, including building a new supercomputer capable of playing chess against itself "half a million times a second."
The strategy could inject £47 billion into the UK economy annually over a decade, according to the administration.
Three tech companies - Vantage Data Centres, Nscale and Kyndryl - have committed £14 billion in AI investments, expected to create more than 13,000 jobs.
The government says AI could help streamline public services, from spotting potholes to accelerating breast cancer diagnosis in hospitals.
