Government to Create New Lab to Keep UK in the Fast Lane on AI Breakthroughs

The UK government commits an initial £40M to an AI research lab, modeled on its DARPA-inspired ARIA, seeking breakthroughs in science, healthcare, and transport (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: The UK government commits an initial £40M to an AI research lab, modeled on its DARPA-inspired ARIA, seeking breakthroughs in science, healthcare, and transport — New state-backed body seeks AI breakthroughs in science, healthcare and transport — The UK is…

New AI lab to support healthcare breakthroughs

New AI lab to support healthcare breakthroughs Polly Jones 5 March, 2026 New AI lab to support healthcare breakthroughs 5 March, 2026 A new AI research lab is to be created to unlock breakthroughs which could transform industries includes healthcare, transport, science and technology.The Fundamental AI Research Lab will be backed by £40 million of government funding. It is part of the delivery of the UKRI AI Strategy.The lab will work on AI t…

UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

The British government is launching a new UK AI research lab backed by up to £40m to host new breakthroughs.

Government to create new lab to keep UK in the fast lane on AI breakthroughs

A new UK AI research lab will be created to unlock breakthroughs which could transform healthcare, transport, science and everyday technology.