Lord Sarfraz

The Government recognises the transformative economic potential of generative AI in the UK. While London and the South-East currently generate around 86% of UK AI Revenue, other regions, such as Manchester, Cambridge, and Edinburgh, are emerging as key innovation hubs. This includes £750 million of investment recently announced for the building of a new AI supercomputer, hosted at the University of Edinburgh.

Additionally, as HMG’s AIRR+ compute network can be accessed remotely, researchers across the country are now able to make use of the UK’s world-class sovereign compute, in order to train new cutting-edge AI models.

The North and South-West have the highest levels of business AI adoption outside of the greater South-East, suggesting industry in UK is harnessing the benefits of AI technology into their business practices.

Cable landing stations are a critical part of the UK’s digital infrastructure, and the Government takes their security seriously. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) works closely with the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to identify and assess physical and cyber security risks to telecoms infrastructure, including cable landing stations. These assessments inform DSIT and wider Government policy, legislation and engagement with the sector.

The Government is carefully considering issues relating to copyright and AI, such as copyright protection for AI-generated works of art.

The Government has launched a consultation on a package of measures to address copyright and AI issues. This will include seeking views on protection for the outputs of generative AI.

The Government is carefully considering issues relating to copyright and AI, including the implications of using copyrighted content as AI training data.

The Government has launched a consultation on a package of measures to address copyright and AI issues. This will seek views and evidence of potential policy implications for the creative and AI sectors.

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize is a matter for the Nobel committee, and not for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The Government has confirmed that it will bring forward final legislation this year to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. The Government recognises the growth and competitiveness opportunities of stablecoins, and its regime will allow firms to be licensed in the UK to issue stablecoins.

Following the passing of the GENIUS Act by the US Congress, the Government’s approach to cryptoassets positions the UK well to work with the US in advancing our shared ambition to foster world-leading cryptoasset markets.