Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has warned that the UK lacks the digital infrastructure it needs to capitalise on its potential in artificial intelligence, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged another £1bn to expand Britain’s computing power for AI.
Speaking alongside the British Prime Minister at the opening of London Tech Week on Monday, Huang praised the UK for what he called its “Goldilocks” position of having both “incredible” AI research talent and the biggest private investment in the technology outside the US and China.
“The [British AI] ecosystem is really perfect for take-off,” said Nvidia’s chief. “It’s just missing one thing. It is surprising: this is the largest AI ecosystem in the world without its own infrastructure.”