Startup founders and investors threw their weight behind the UK government’s ambitions to boost the country’s AI capabilities, but some warned that questions over a lack of scaleup funding and the technology’s energy demand remain unanswered.
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January 13, 2025
Startups back UK’s AI strategy — but concerns over energy supply and lack of scaleup funding remain
On Monday, prime minister Keir Starmer announced a range of measures to bolster the UK's AI capabilities
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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