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Nvidia pledges $250 million to boost UK AI safety research

Nvidia pledges $250 million to boost UK AI safety research
Channel News Asia Wednesday 14 October 2026, 06:21 UTC 1 min read
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Nvidia pledges $250 million to boost UK AI safety research Oct 14 : US-chipmaker Nvidia said on Wednesday it would donate computing resources valued at $250 million over five years to support agentic AI safety and security research in the United Kingdom. The commitment provides $50 million in compute access annually, with a portion going to Oxford-led lab BOLD, UCL-led SOFAIR and Imperial College London.

Nvidia pledges $250 million to boost UK AI safety research Oct 14 : US-chipmaker Nvidia said on Wednesday it would donate computing resources valued at $250 million over five years to support agentic AI safety and security research in the United Kingdom. The commitment provides $50 million in compute access annually, with a portion going to Oxford-led lab BOLD, UCL-led SOFAIR and Imperial College London. Source: Reuters
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