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OpenAI聽and the UK government have聽today signed a new strategic partnership setting out plans聽to聽expand AI security research collaborations, explore investing in UK AI infrastructure like data centres, and find new ways for taxpayer funded services like security and education聽to聽make best use of the latest tech.

It comes as聽OpenAI聽deepens its commitment聽to聽the UK, with plans聽to聽increase the size of its London office聽to聽follow. The move will build out what started as the company鈥檚 first international location just 2 years ago, where research and engineering teams contribute聽to聽the development of frontier AI models, and support is provided聽to聽UK business, developers and start-ups.

The partnership will explore where it can deploy AI in areas such as justice, defence and security, and education technology in line with UK standards and guidelines聽to聽demonstrate the opportunity聽to聽make taxpayer funded services more efficient and effective.

Signed聽today by Technology Secretary Peter Kyle and聽OpenAI聽CEO Sam Altman, the 鈥楳emorandum of Understanding鈥� sets out intent聽to聽build on the UK鈥檚 strengths in science, innovation and talent聽to聽鈥渕aintain a world-leading UK AI ecosystem rooted in democratic values鈥�.

Under the partnership,聽OpenAI聽will also explore potential routes聽to聽deliver the infrastructure priorities laid out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, recognising the importance of UK sovereign capability in achieving the economic benefits of AI. The move could mean that world-changing AI tech is developed in the UK, driving discoveries that will deliver growth.

It expands聽to聽share that聽OpenAI聽could look聽to聽invest in and support AI Growth Zones, first announced in the AI Opportunities Action Plan which has since been backed by 拢2 billion in the Spending Review.

With over 200 bids from across the country, AI Growth Zones are set聽to聽become hotbeds for AI infrastructure attracting billions of pounds in investment each.聽Today鈥檚 news follows the UK government confirming that Scotland and Wales will both host AI Growth Zones in its Compute Strategy.

The initiative follows the UK investing up聽to聽拢500 million in sovereign AI that will be spent backing national AI champions and partnering with world leading companies like聽OpenAI. This partnership is an important element of our mission聽to聽ensure the UK continues聽to聽participate actively in the development of frontier AI, and that UK citizens continue聽to聽benefit from the economic growth provided by cutting-edge models.

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said:

AI will be fundamental in driving the change we need聽to聽see across the country 鈥� whether that鈥檚 in fixing the NHS, breaking down barriers聽to聽opportunity or driving economic growth. That鈥檚 why we need聽to聽make sure Britain is front and centre when it comes聽to聽developing and deploying AI, so we can make sure it works for us.

This can鈥檛 be achieved without companies like聽OpenAI, who are driving this revolution forward internationally. This partnership will see more of their work taking place in the UK, creating high-paid tech jobs, driving investment in infrastructure, and crucially giving our country agency over how this world-changing technology moves forward.

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, said:

AI is a core technology for nation building that will transform economies and deliver growth. Britain has a strong legacy of scientific leadership and its government was one of the first to recognise the potential of AI through its AI Opportunities Action Plan.

Now, it鈥檚 time to deliver on the plan鈥檚 goals by turning ambition to action and delivering prosperity for all.

The AI lab could also work with government聽to聽identify how advanced AI models could help聽to聽improve the public services that millions of people use every day, and driving economic growth across the country.

OpenAI鈥檚 large language model, ChatGPT, already underpins multiple聽tools in 鈥楬umphrey鈥�, Whitehall鈥檚 AI assistant that aims聽to聽speed up the civil service by taking away admin burdens.

For example, GPT 4o is used in 鈥楥辞苍蝉耻濒迟鈥�, the bespoke聽tool that speeds up the policy making process by automatically sorting public responses聽to聽consultations 鈥� doing a task that takes officials weeks in minutes, while leaving important decisions聽to聽experts.

In addition聽to聽supporting infrastructure plans laid out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan,聽OpenAI聽may also explore developing state-of-the-art, AI-enabled R&D infrastructure in the UK, focused on shared areas of strategic interest with the UK government.

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• The memorandum is voluntary, not legally binding, and without prejudice聽to聽any binding agreements. It does not prejudice against future procurement decisions
• Read the MoU between the UK and OpenAI on AI opportunities