£500M Sovereign AI Fund — Launched
UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology launches a £500 million sovereign AI fund. Builds on Britain's AI heritage — from Ada Lovelace to AlphaFold — targeting the UK's £1 trillion tech market, 200+ unicorns, and 5,800+ AI companies. Part of a broader £18 billion programme into UK sovereign AI infrastructure over five years, including the £150M AI Pathfinder GPU deployment in Northamptonshire. The UK claims the largest AI sector in Europe.