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Alphabet-owned Google has unveiled plans to invest £5 billion in the UK over the next two years in artificial intelligence infrastructure, research and development, in a move timed to coincide with US President Donald Trump’s state visit. The announcement includes a new data centre in Hertfordshire and is expected to generate over 8,000 jobs annually.


President Lee Jae-Myung has inaugurated a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, with the ambition of steering South Korea into the ranks of the world’s three leading AI powers. The new body aims to oversee major investments, infrastructure buildout, regulation, and public-private cooperation to accelerate the country’s AI drive.