By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-01-27 12:29:00
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The British government said on Tuesday it had recruited a team of artificial intelligence specialists to develop AI tools to improve transport, public safety and defense, with funding from Meta (META.O)..
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, like many other leaders around the world, wants to realize the huge economic potential of developing an AI industry while using the technology to improve productivity across government.
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The government said AI experts will spend the next year developing open-source tools to improve the way authorities maintain roads and transportation networks, manage public safety and make national security decisions.
The panel includes a data scientist from the Alan Turing Institute and university researchers whose expertise spans computer vision, applied machine learning for the public sector, robotics-driven imaging, and the design of trustworthy, safety-critical AI systems.
The program will…
