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Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research
UK NewsBusinessTechnology•October 14, 2026 at 11:10 AMNational

Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research

By Dan Milmo Global technology editor•The Guardian - UK News

Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risenThe $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research.The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI Security Institute, which tests advance AI models, will be able to examine cutting-edge technology developed by companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google before they are released. Continue reading...

Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen

The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research.

The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI Security Institute, which tests advance AI models, will be able to examine cutting-edge technology developed by companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google before they are released.

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