According to PwC forecasts, artificial intelligence technologies can boost UK GDP by? 232 billion. However, British start-ups can not always engage in full-fledged AI development, since they do not have access to powerful computer systems. To solve this problem, the government will open a "Garage" - a free testing ground for machine learning. In November, the Ministry of Finance of Britain announced that it would allocate $ 75 million from the budget for the development of the artificial intelligence industry. To this end, the state organization Digital Catapult, created for the development of the digital economy, will open in January "Garage of computer intelligence". The site is equipped with the latest computer systems and connected to cloud services. Startups will be able to test their developments in the field of machine learning. As Business Insider writes, many British companies are forced to limit their experiments, since they do not have the money for the necessary equipment. According to Digital Catapult, one "run" of the machine learning system costs about? 10,000. "Garage" will allow start-ups to conduct trials free of charge. The site will be installed Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Google Cloud Platform, as well as equipment from Nvidia and Graphcore.

Its services and devices will also be provided by the STFC Hartree Center, Capital Enterprise, the EPCC Center at Edinburgh University, Newcastle University, the Alan Turing Institute and the Bart's Health Trust. Companies will be able to apply for a lease of the "landfill" every 6 weeks, and the first proposals will begin to be accepted this week. At the same time in "Garage" will be able to work at least 5 startups.

Original article: Britain will provide start-ups a testing ground for AI.