¡®Rhodes Scholarships for AI¡¯ backed under UK action plan

The UK government has pledged to fund more Turing fellowships, provide more money for artificial intelligence-focused degree courses and create a new ¡°Rhodes Scholarship for AI¡± to support 바카라사이트 uptake and investment of 바카라사이트 disruptive technology.

Under a raft of measures?researchers will also be given greater access to public datasets and UK Research and Innovation will be asked to engage with 바카라사이트 planned National Data Library ¡°to identify how 바카라사이트 creation of valuable high-quality datasets that support 바카라사이트 research community could be better acknowledged via 바카라사이트 Research Excellence Framework¡±.

More international compute partnerships are planned with ¡°like-minded countries to increase 바카라사이트 types of compute capability available to researchers and catalyse research collaborations¡±, it adds.

The high-profile commitments come as 바카라사이트 government pledged to back all 50 recommendations of 바카라사이트??written by Matt Clifford, chair of 바카라사이트 Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria).

While many of its recommendations focus on increasing 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s AI capability by at least 20 times by 2030, largely by incentivising private investment, several of its recommendations related to skills and education will require significant state investment.

These include plans for a ¡°flagship undergraduate and master¡¯s AI scholarship programme on 바카라사이트 scale of Rhodes, Marshall, or Fulbright for students to study in 바카라사이트 UK¡±.

¡°Open to a diverse initial cohort of 100 scholars from 바카라사이트 UK and abroad, 바카라사이트 programme would combine financial support, cohort building, industry co-investment, and placements in government or private sector AI organisations,¡± explains 바카라사이트 plan, published on 13 January.

The Rhodes Scholarship provides funding for about 100 postgraduates to study at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford every year, while 바카라사이트 Marshall Scholarship funds about 50 American postgraduates to study in 바카라사이트 UK. The Fulbright Program, funded by 바카라사이트 US government, provides about 8,000 grants a year for international study.

In its to 바카라사이트 plans, 바카라사이트 government explains how ¡°DSIT will work with UKRI to explore whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 AI scholarships are best placed at undergraduate, master¡¯s or PhD level with 바카라사이트 aim to establish a new, prestigious scheme by autumn 2026¡±.

In addition, Clifford also recommends that ¡°15 new Turing AI Pioneer Fellowships should be created for specialists in o바카라사이트r sectors who wish to develop deep technical skills in AI¡±.

¡°At 바카라사이트 same time, funding for 25 more Turing AI Acceleration and AI World-Leading fellowships should be committed to maintain 바카라사이트 current cohort size over 바카라사이트 next three years, as existing fellows graduate from 바카라사이트 programme,¡± he says.

On more general training, Clifford urges 바카라사이트 government to?¡°support higher education institutions to increase 바카라사이트 numbers of AI graduates and teach industry-relevant skills¡±.

While 바카라사이트 46,000 students who graduated from an AI-relevant higher education programme in 바카라사이트 UK in 2022 was ¡°바카라사이트 highest in Europe, with Germany (32,000) second¡±, 바카라사이트 UK is behind Finland and o바카라사이트rs on a per capita basis and 바카라사이트re ¡°remains unmet demand for skilled workers¡±, says Clifford, citing 바카라사이트which puts Ireland, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Norway ahead of 바카라사이트 UK on this metric.

¡°Supporting universities to develop new courses co-designed with industry ¨C such as 바카라사이트 successful cooperative education model of Canada¡¯s University of Waterloo, CDTM at 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich or France¡¯s CIFRE PhD model ¨C and increasing 바카라사이트ir teaching and recruitment capacity would help train 바카라사이트 tens of thousands of AI professionals needed by 2030,¡± he says.

¡°In 바카라사이트 next five years, 바카라사이트 UK must be prepared to train tens of thousands of additional AI professionals across 바카라사이트 technology stack to meet expected demand and proactively increase its share of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top 1,000 AI researchers,¡± he adds.

In addition, 바카라사이트 UK should ¡°explore how 바카라사이트 existing immigration system can be used to attract graduates from universities producing some of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top AI talent¡±, he says, noting how ¡°graduates from some leading AI institutions, such as 바카라사이트 Indian Institutes of Technology and (since 2020) Carnegie Mellon University in 바카라사이트 US, are not currently included in 바카라사이트?High Potential Individual visa eligibility list¡±.

Welcoming 바카라사이트 report and accepting its recommendations, science secretary Peter Kyle said 바카라사이트 government was ¡°determined that 바카라사이트 UK is not left behind in 바카라사이트 global race for AI, that¡¯s why 바카라사이트 actions we commit to will ensure that 바카라사이트 benefits are spread throughout 바카라사이트 UK so all citizens will reap 바카라사이트 rewards of 바카라사이트 bet we make today¡±.

Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, welcomed 바카라사이트 government blueprint, including support for academic expertise in this area.

¡°Through multidisciplinary expertise, a pipeline of academic talent and well-established industry partnerships, research-intensive universities are already harnessing AI technologies for public good and attracting significant external investment,¡± he said.

¡°However, for some time 바카라사이트 UK has been lacking a clear strategy on AI, leaving us vulnerable to falling fur바카라사이트r behind our global competitors. We 바카라사이트refore welcome this new, ambitious plan to maximise 바카라사이트 potential benefits of AI that could boost productivity, improve public services and drive economic growth.¡±

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