UK and France join forces to speed up AI development TheINQUIRER

THE UK AND FRANCE have teamed up in the name of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in a bid to boost future developments in these areas. Ministers from the two county's governments made the decision to join forces on Thursday in hope that the arrangement will foster cross-Channel collaboration between academics, industry and government and thus "help both countries seize the economic and social benefits of fast-developing tech such as AI". The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary minister, Matt Hancock pioneered the initiative and to get the ball rolling on the deal, met his French counterpart, Françoise Nyssen, at the UK France Summit. It was hosted by the prime minister and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. Hancock said the two countries will establish "cutting-edge digital conference" as part of the new pact, which will take place later this year and "see our world-leading experts in cybersecurity, digital skills, artificial intelligence, data and digital government share their talent and knowledge".