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UK-Canada cooperation in AI compute: memorandum of understanding

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Canada on AI compute.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 31 January 2024

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UK-Canada cooperation in AI compute: memorandum of understanding

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The governments of the UK and Canada welcome growing cooperation on AI compute. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signals our joint intent to collaborate in 4 key areas:

• Access to AI computing capacity: exploring opportunities to support researchers and industry with the secure and affordable access to the compute capacity needed to use and train AI systems
• Sustainability in compute infrastructure: exploring joint opportunities and meaningful ways to reduce the environmental impacts of computing infrastructure
• Collaborative AI research projects: examining opportunities for collaborations on areas of shared strategic importance such as climate research and biomedicine
• Development of AI talent: sharing information on initiatives related to skills development and advanced AI training that can accelerate workforce development

Published 31 January 2024