Artificial intelligence sector to get £17m funding boost

The pledge is part of the government's digital strategy, which will be set out by the culture secretary Karen Bradley on Wednesday. According to the department, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is expected to give a funding boost of £17.3m to support the development of new robotics and artificial intelligence technologies in universities across the UK. Moreover, the government will also launch a major independent review to examine how it can work together with the artificial intelligence sector. Bradley said, "We are already pioneers in today's artificial intelligence revolution and the digital strategy will build on our strengths to make sure UK-based scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs continue to be at the forefront." Research carried out by Accenture found that artificial intelligence could add in the region of £654bn to the UK economy by 2035.