DCMS announces new UK initiative to shape global standards for AI

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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has announced a new government initiative designed to shape global technical standards for artificial intelligence (AI) as piloted by the Alan Turing Institute, with the support of the British Standards Institution and the National Physical Laboratory. As a part of a wider National AI Strategy, the new AI Standards Hub aims to bring the UK’s AI community together through a new online platform, create practical tools for businesses and develop educational materials to assist organisations develop and benefit from global standards. Within its pilot phase, the AI Standards Hub will focus on, among other things, exploring international collaboration with similar initiatives to ensure a wide range of AI experts shape the development of technical standards. In addition, a report, titled 'AI activity in UK businesses', has also been published, which predicts that by 2040, more than 1.3 million businesses will be using...