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Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research

Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research. The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI Security Institute, which tests advance AI models, will be able to examine…

Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research

Nvidia, the world's most valuable US chipmaker, has pledged $250 million in computing power to the UK for AI safety research over a five-year period. As concerns about AI agents have grown, the country's government revealed its AI Security Institute, which will inspect advanced AI models before they are released to the public. This donation is aimed at supporting agentic safety and security research across the UK, with most funds going towards the broader AI safety and security research community in the UK.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the significance of the UK's world-class scientific expertise in addressing this essential engineering challenge.

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