Frontier AI cross-cutting novel round 1
This initiative aims to bolster the UK's sovereign frontier AI capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign-owned technologies by funding up to five high-impact projects. It targets systemic and market failures constraining UK competitiveness, innovation, and long-term economic growth in artificial intelligence.
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Competition Scope & Overview
An initiative designed to strengthen the United Kingdom’s frontier artificial intelligence capabilities and reduce dependence on foreign-owned AI technologies. The programme addresses a range of interconnected market and system failures that constrain UK competitiveness, innovation, and long-term economic growth. Lead: Innovate UK