Nvidia pledges $250 million in computing for UK AI safety research

The five-year commitment would provide $50 million a year in computing resources for AI safety and security research, according to Reuters.

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Nvidia pledged $250 million worth of computing resources over five years for AI safety and security research in the UK on 14 October, Reuters reported. Chief executive Jensen Huang described the commitment as $50 million annually.

UK research initiatives named in the commitment

eeNews Europe reported that the planned computing access would support Oxford-led BOLD, UCL-led SOFAIR and Imperial College London research initiatives.

The resources have not been shown to be deployed. Blockchain.News reported that provider selection, technical architecture and commercial terms had yet to be agreed.

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