Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has previously declared his ambition for the UK to become a 'science and technology superpower' and emulate the infamous Silicon Valley, where many of the world's biggest tech firms are based.
That includes a programme to plough £2.5bn into quantum computing by 2033. These are far more powerful than conventional machines, harnessing quantum physics to store data and perform calculations - both key to AI.
His so-called sandbox will trial faster approaches to help AI businesses get"cutting edge" products to market, with potential changes to rules around intellectual property so that they can access the material they require.
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