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The U.K. government has announced a plan to invest in AI to speed up public sector services.

It will set up geographic “AI Growth Zones” to greenlight the building of AI infrastructure such as data centres and R&D areas.

The government says private tech firms have pledged investments of $17 billion and the creation of 13,250 jobs.

The investment community seems to welcome the announcement, though its stance is seemingly guarded at the moment.

Investors say there needs to be more cohesion across the government if the mission is to be carried out.

“While we welcome this initiative, it will be a marathon not a sprint. It will need regular measurement and course correction to ensure adoption and then provide help to organisations like the NHS and local government to implement AI .