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UK pledges £38 million for AI projects including labs in Africa

UK pledges £38 million for AI projects including labs in Africa

LONDON: The United Kingdom has pledged £38 million (US$$46 million) to fund artificial intelligence (AI) projects around the world, starting in Africa.The commitment is part of an £80 million collaboration between Britain, Canada and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to boost “safe and responsible” programming, the Foreign Office said, reported PA Media.Unveiled on the first day of the AI Safety Summit, the initiative will include investment in post-graduate AI research skills in Nigeria.It would aim to contribute towards at least eight AI laboratories at African universities, seeking to help make countries across the continent “influential in the worldwide conversation on AI,“ the department said.The UK has pledged £38 million, while Canada’s International Development Research Centre has committed £20.5 million and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged £24.7 million.The group will co-ordinate with both African partners and tech companies including Microsoft to build a

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