Liz Kendall said the package was intended to ensure jobs and growth

The government has announced a sweeping package of AI investment intended to create thousands of new jobs across the UK, at a time when businesses warn that rising employment costs and rapid advances in AI are already driving workforce reductions.

Ministers have confirmed billions of pounds of private and public AI investment, including a new AI growth zone in South Wales, backed by Vantage Data Centres and Microsoft. Similar boosts are also planned for London and Bristol.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said the measures, which include up to £137m for AI-enabled scientific research and up to £250m for free compute access for researchers and start-ups, are designed to put AI at the centre of the

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