Nvidia on Tuesday announced plans to deploy tens of thousands of AI GPUs across the UK as part of the country's effort to become a bigger player in the AI space. The company says it is working in partnership with companies ranging from Microsoft and CoreWeave to Nscale and OpenAI, which are establishing their own Stargate UK data center.
The move is part of what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang refers to as sovereign AI, or AI built in and for the benefit of individual countries. The company has already unveiled similar efforts in France and the United Arab Emirates.
“The United Kingdom is building the infrastructure for the AI industrial revolution — advancing science, transforming industries, and creating new economic opportunities,” Huang said in a statement.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)
The announcement, which coincides with President Trump's state visit to the UK, will see Microsoft and Nscale establish the UK's most powerful supercomputer, in Loughton, complete with 24,000 Nvidia Grace Blackwell Ultra chips, which will power Microsoft's Azure platform in the country.
"We are focused on ensuring that both the US and the UK remain at the forefront of AI and cloud innovation," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement.
“That is why we are partnering with NVIDIA to bring together our global platform with their latest compute, software and network capabilities so innovators across the country have the most powerful tools to shape the future with AI.”
Nscale is rolling out 60,000 Nvidia chips in the UK. The company and OpenAI are planning to have their Stargate UK data centers up and running by 2026.
“The UK has been a longstanding pioneer of AI and is now home to world-class researchers, millions of ChatGPT users, and a government that quickly recognized the potential of this technology,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement.
“Stargate UK builds on this foundation to help accelerate scientific breakthroughs, improve productivity and drive economic growth. This partnership reflects our shared vision that with the right infrastructure in place, AI can expand opportunity for people and businesses across the UK,” he added.
In addition to AI data centers, Nvidia is working with quantum computing companies OQC and Digital Realty to build a quantum AI center. ORCA Computing, Imperial College London, and Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center are developing hybrid-quantum deep neural networks, while the University of Edinburgh is working on GPU-accelerated quantum error-correction programs.
Other efforts include work in robotics research, among other areas.
The move is part of what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang refers to as sovereign AI, or AI built in and for the benefit of individual countries. The company has already unveiled similar efforts in France and the United Arab Emirates.
“The United Kingdom is building the infrastructure for the AI industrial revolution — advancing science, transforming industries, and creating new economic opportunities,” Huang said in a statement.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)
The announcement, which coincides with President Trump's state visit to the UK, will see Microsoft and Nscale establish the UK's most powerful supercomputer, in Loughton, complete with 24,000 Nvidia Grace Blackwell Ultra chips, which will power Microsoft's Azure platform in the country.
"We are focused on ensuring that both the US and the UK remain at the forefront of AI and cloud innovation," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement.
“That is why we are partnering with NVIDIA to bring together our global platform with their latest compute, software and network capabilities so innovators across the country have the most powerful tools to shape the future with AI.”
Nscale is rolling out 60,000 Nvidia chips in the UK. The company and OpenAI are planning to have their Stargate UK data centers up and running by 2026.
“The UK has been a longstanding pioneer of AI and is now home to world-class researchers, millions of ChatGPT users, and a government that quickly recognized the potential of this technology,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement.
“Stargate UK builds on this foundation to help accelerate scientific breakthroughs, improve productivity and drive economic growth. This partnership reflects our shared vision that with the right infrastructure in place, AI can expand opportunity for people and businesses across the UK,” he added.
In addition to AI data centers, Nvidia is working with quantum computing companies OQC and Digital Realty to build a quantum AI center. ORCA Computing, Imperial College London, and Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center are developing hybrid-quantum deep neural networks, while the University of Edinburgh is working on GPU-accelerated quantum error-correction programs.
Other efforts include work in robotics research, among other areas.