Microsoft has unveiled plans to invest £2.5 billion into building datacentres for AI in the UK in a boost to the country's credentials of becoming a major European artificial intelligence hub.
The funding, which will be spread over three years will involve bringing more than 20,000 advanced Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) - which are crucial for machine learning and the development of AI models - to the UK by 2026, across sites in London, Cardiff and 'potential expansion into northern England'.
