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The Alan Turing Institute, the UK's leading AI research hub, has been told to make significant changes by its top funding source to improve its strategy and provide better value for taxpayer money.
The UK's premier artificial intelligence research institute, the Alan Turing Institute, has been ordered to undergo major changes by its primary source of taxpayer funding, according to a recent report.
The warning comes after the Guardian revealed that the institute's board was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog, following a whistleblower complaint.
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) agency, which provides the bulk of the institute's funding, has deemed the AI research organization's performance as underperforming and in need of significant improvements to its strategy and value proposition.
The Alan Turing Institute, named after the pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing, is the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence and data science. It was established in 2015 with the aim of becoming a world-leading center for AI research and innovation.
However, the UKRI, which is responsible for allocating public funds to research institutions, has now demanded that the institute make substantial changes to address concerns over its strategic direction and the value it provides for the taxpayer money it receives.
In a statement, a UKRI spokesperson said:
Source: The Guardian
