MOSCOW, June 9 (HS/RIA Novosti) - The United Kingdom will spend 750 million pounds ($1 billion) on developing a national supercomputer with artificial intelligence by 2030, the country’s science ministry said.

The AI Hardware Plan includes: New 750 million pounds for a national AI supercomputer: One of the most advanced in the world when deployed in 2030, it will bring together proven and next-generation processors and cutting-edge chips to run complex tasks more efficiently than traditional supercomputers, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The supercomputer will be based at the University of Edinburgh, the statement read, adding that a tender for the project will be announced soon. According to the ministry, the computer will be equipped with a so-called heterogeneous mixed chip system using British-made chips.

The system will also join Isambard-AI and Zenith (alongside DAWN) as part of the UK’s AI Research Resource, giving researchers, start-ups and public services the computing power they need to develop and run AI securely in Britain, the statement noted.

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