微软押注英国人工智能中心，计划长期投资

Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) arm is making a long-term bet on the United Kingdom as it launches its new AI hub in London. 

微软的人工智能 (AI) 部门正在对英国进行长期押注，因为它在伦敦推出了新的人工智能中心。

In a blog post, Microsoft AI executive vice president and CEO Mustafa Suleyman said the company plans to invest long-term in the region. He wrote:

微软人工智能执行副总裁兼首席执行官 Mustafa Suleyman 在博客文章中表示，该公司计划在该地区进行长期投资。他写了：

“There is an enormous pool of AI talent and expertise in the U.K., and Microsoft AI plans to make a significant, long-term investment in the region as we begin hiring the best AI scientists and engineers into this new AI hub.”

The executive said the company will actively hire “passionate innovators” who want to contribute to their goals in the coming weeks and months. Suleyman said these individuals will work on the “most interesting and challenging AI questions” of our time.

“英国拥有大量的人工智能人才和专业知识，随着我们开始聘请最优秀的人工智能科学家和工程师进入这个新的人工智能中心，微软人工智能计划在该地区进行重大的长期投资。”该高管表示该公司将积极聘请“充满热情的创新者”，他们希望在未来几周和几个月内为自己的目标做出贡献。苏莱曼表示，这些人将致力于解决我们这个时代“最有趣和最具挑战性的人工智能问题”。

On March 19, Microsoft AI hired Suleyman to lead its AI initiatives as its CEO and executive vice president. Suleyman co-founded the artificial intelligence startup DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014.

3 月 19 日，微软 AI 聘请 Suleyman 担任首席执行官兼执行副总裁，领导其人工智能项目。 Suleyman 是人工智能初创公司 DeepMind 的联合创始人，该公司于 2014 年被谷歌收购。

Suleyman’s statements came as he announced the creation of an AI hub in the United Kingdom. The hub’s goal is to advance AI language models and their infrastructure.

苏莱曼发表此番言论之际，他宣布在英国创建人工智能中心。该中心的目标是推进人工智能语言模型及其基础设施。

In addition, it would also create tooling for foundation models and collaborate with their AI teams across the globe and its partners like OpenAI.

此外，它还将为基础模型创建工具，并与全球的人工智能团队以及 OpenAI 等合作伙伴进行协作。

Community members met the move with enthusiasm. On X, Neil Cameron described the development as a “huge win for the ecosystem” in the United Kingdom.

社区成员热情地迎接了这一举措。在 X 上，尼尔·卡梅伦 (Neil Cameron) 将这一发展描述为英国“生态系统的巨大胜利”。

Tom Tugendhat, a member of the U.K. parliament, said that it’s a vote of confidence in the U.K. as a global hub for AI.

资料来源：Tom Tugendhat 英国议会议员 Tom Tugendhat 表示，这是对英国作为全球人工智能中心的信任投票。

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United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shown positive interest in AI and sees it as one of the pieces that would contribute to his legacy. On Oct. 26, 2023, Sunak delivered a speech expressing his belief in the potential of AI technology. He said:

英国首相里希·苏纳克对人工智能表现出了积极的兴趣，并将其视为对他的遗产做出贡献的作品之一。 2023年10月26日，苏纳克发表演讲，表达了他对人工智能技术潜力的信念。他说：

“I genuinely believe that technologies like AI will bring a transformation as far-reaching as the industrial revolution, the coming of electricity, or the birth of the internet.”

Apart from the U.K., Canada is also getting a boost to its AI sector. On April 7, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a $1.76 billion budget to boost the country’s AI sector and maintain its competitiveness on the global stage.

“我真诚地相信，像人工智能这样的技术将带来像工业革命、电力的到来或互联网的诞生一样深远的变革。” 除了英国之外，加拿大的人工智能行业也得到了推动。 4 月 7 日，加拿大总理贾斯汀·特鲁多公布了 17.6 亿美元的预算，以推动该国人工智能行业发展并保持其在全球舞台上的竞争力。

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