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The government has given £24m of funding to universities and colleges across England to provide 2,500 places for a new artificial intelligence (AI) and data science masters course starting in autumn 2020. 1,000 of the available places will be scholarships offered to students from underrepresented backgrounds. With this course, the government hopes to increase the number of highly skilled workers in AI and data science roles. The announcement forms part of the government’s commitment to increase research and development investment to 2.4% of gross domestic product by 2027.
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