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The boss of a major US artificial intelligence firm yesterday hailed the UK as a ‘bastion’ of top talent after choosing it for a new European headquarters.
Palantir chief executive Alex Karp also rejected a suggestion by BBC presenter Nick Robinson that Britain was insignificant in the global AI race, saying it was uniquely placed to help improve the technology and ensure it was not used for nefarious purposes.
US-based Palantir, which specialises in analysing large sets of data and works with intelligence agencies, militaries and more recently the NHS, has decided to make the UK its European base for AI development.
It came as Rishi Sunak unveiled plans for Britain to host a major summit on the risks posed by the development of AI as he pushes for London to be the base of a new global regulator for the industry.
He said: ‘You would be hard-pressed to find many other countries other than the US in the Western world with more expertise and talent in AI. We are the natural place to lead the conversation.’
Palantir chief executive Alex Karp (pictured) hailed the UK as a ‘bastion’ of top talent after choosing it for a new European headquarters
He also rejected a suggestion by BBC presenter Nick Robinson that Britain was insignificant in the global AI race
