Britain’s first next-generation supercomputer, planned by Tories, in doubt after
Labour government move
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding pledged by the
Conservatives for technology and artificial intelligence projects, putting the
future of the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer in doubt.
The projects, announced last year, include £800m for the creation of an exascale
supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh and a further £500m for the AI
Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
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