NVIDIA has joined forces with key UK players including Nscale, CoreWeave, Microsoft, techUK, QA and others to rapidly build out the country’s AI infrastructure, ecosystem and workforce in a bid to spark an “AI industrial revolution.” By late 2026, the companies aim to deploy AI factories equipped with up to 120,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and invest up to £11 billion in local data centres, while Nscale alone will scale 300,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs globally, including 60,000 in the UK. These developments include collaborations with OpenAI (via “Stargate UK”), quantum-AI integration with Oxford Quantum Circuits and other quantum computing leaders, and efforts to upskill UK talent through new R&D hubs and training programmes such as NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute. The plan is designed to support sovereign AI ambitions, enable advanced research in medicine, robotics and automation, and anchor economic growth, secure jobs, and technological leadership.
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Speaking on the announcement, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said: “The United Kingdom is building the infrastructure for the AI industrial revolution advancing science, transforming industries and creating new economic opportunities. We are at the big bang of intelligence, and the United Kingdom’s Goldilocks ecosystem of world-class expertise, outstanding universities and vibrant industries is uniquely positioned to thrive in the age of AI. With AI supercomputers powering state-of-the-art models locally, a new generation of U.K. researchers, developers and entrepreneurs will drive discovery and build the companies of tomorrow.” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer added: “In this age of AI, I want the U.K. to be the destination of choice for companies at the forefront of technological change, and renowned for harnessing homegrown talent and building sovereign capability. These major announcements mark a decisive step towards the U.K. becoming a world leader in AI, meaning more jobs and investment, more money in people’s pockets and transformed public services all part of our Plan for Change.”
