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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

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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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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