UK Government To Spend £250 Million Creating a National Artificial Intelligence Lab
The UK government has pledged £250 million towards the research and implementation of AI technology throughout the health service.
The funding will be used to create a national artificial intelligence laboratory that will be tasked with bringing healthcare workers and industry together to produce AI-based healthcare services.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock commented in a release that: “We are on the cusp of a huge health tech revolution that could transform patient experience by making the NHS a truly predictive, preventive and personalised health and care service.”
The AI lab will aim to improve cancer screening by speeding