Nvidia pledges $250 million in computing resources to boost UK AI safety research

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has pledged $250 million worth of computing resources to Britain over five years to support artificial intelligence safety research, backing the country’s ambition to become a global centre for AI governance and security, Reuters reported.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced on Wednesday that Britain would receive accelerated computing resources worth $50 million annually. The funding will focus on agentic AI safety testing and help researchers develop safeguards for increasingly powerful AI systems, Reuters reported.