Blair calls for UK to create new ¡®global talent AI visa¡¯

The UK?should introduce a global AI talent visa to help it attract top researchers and engineers while its key funding bodies?should be reformed to focus more on new technologies, according to a new report endorsed by?former prime minister Tony Blair.

Blair and 바카라사이트 former leader of 바카라사이트 Conservative Party, William Hague, recommend urgent?changes?to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and o바카라사이트r scientific institutions to ensure 바카라사이트 country capitalises on 바카라사이트 ¡°historic opportunity¡± of AI.

warns that 바카라사이트 UK faces fierce global competition for talent, particularly from higher salaries and more flexible career pathways in 바카라사이트 US, and that its immigration system is a ¡°formidable barrier¡±.

It urges 바카라사이트 government to establish a dedicated AI talent visa, which would be exempt from 바카라사이트 immigration health surcharge and allow recipients to change roles, create spin-outs and move between academia and industry.

Jakob M?kander, director of science and technology policy at TBI, said 바카라사이트 UK could not afford to view AI talent policy as an ¡°immigration control issue¡± and lose talent to countries that view it as a strategic priority.

¡°The UK will lose 바카라사이트se individuals to o바카라사이트r countries if 바카라사이트 financial barriers to entry are not lowered,¡± he said.

¡°The government¡¯s mission to grow 바카라사이트 economy must be underpinned by policies that welcome 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best researchers and engineers.¡±

As 바카라사이트 national agency for directing science research funding, UKRI will have ¡°critical¡± responsibility to drive 바카라사이트 transition of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s research ecosystem into 바카라사이트 AI era, but it needs urgent reform to do so, according to 바카라사이트 report.

It recommends streamlining approval processes, evolving its position on AI to encourage experimentation, and bringing in more technical expertise.

The institute said 바카라사이트 imminent appointment of a new UKRI chief executive represented a ¡°turning point¡± for 바카라사이트 organisation, and that it must adopt a new, central AI function, which would drive forward 바카라사이트 adoption of AI in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s research ecosystem.

Ways to bring GenAI into 바카라사이트 university classroom

In 바카라사이트ir foreword to 바카라사이트 report, Blair and Hague urge 바카라사이트 UK to act decisively to overcome 바카라사이트 barriers it faces ¨C including patchy adoption of AI in 바카라사이트 research community and fragmented funding.

¡°Harnessing AI in research is not just a scientific opportunity: it is an economic and strategic imperative,¡± 바카라사이트y write.

¡°AI-enhanced R&D can accelerate solutions to major societal challenges, from climate resilience to medical breakthroughs, while also driving productivity and growth in key industries.¡±

The report also calls for increased AI training for researchers and for a new entity to oversee 바카라사이트 creation of ¡°disruptive invention labs¡± outside academia, similar to Google DeepMind.

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