Google DeepMind, the tech giant's AI unit, unveiled plans for its first "automated research lab" in the U.K. as it signs a partnership that could lead to the company deploying its latest models in the country.

The AI company will open the lab, which will use AI and robotics to run experiments, in the U.K. next year. It will focus on developing new superconductor materials, which can be used to develop medical imaging tech, alongside new materials for semiconductors.

British scientists will gain "priority access" to some of the world's most advanced AI tools under the partnership, the U.K. government said in its announcement.

Founded in London in 2010 by Nobel prize winner Demis Hassabis, DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014, but has retained a large operational base in the U.K. The c

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