A question on #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCentres tabled by Kanishka Narayan on 25-03-2025 has been answered by Feryal Clark.

Heading: Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres
Question ID: 1788480
UIN: 41198
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-25
Asking Member ID: 5039
Asking Member display name: Kanishka Narayan
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the respective compute requirements for AI training and inference; and whether he plans to reflect this distinction in future infrastructure
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Date answered: 2025-04-02
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Answering Member ID: 4822
Answering Member display name: Feryal Clark
Answering Member handle: FeryalClark
Answering Member Twitter reference: @FeryalClark
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Answer text: In response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan, DSIT is currently developing a long-term compute strategy. At the same time, DSIT and UKRI are taking forward the development of the AI Research Resource, a network of supercomputers, currently consisting o...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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