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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a £100 million investment in AI for researching cancer and dementia treatments.
The funding aims to discover treatments for previously incurable diseases and accelerate transformational breakthroughs.
The investment is part of the AI life sciences accelerator mission, leveraging the UK's strengths in life sciences.
Rishi Sunak pledged the funding ahead of an AI safety summit at Bletchley Park.
The summit seeks to set ground rules for responsible AI use in healthcare and features international leaders like Ursula von der Leyen and Kamala Harris.
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan emphasises the potential of AI to revolutionise healthcare and bridge the gap between discovery and application of therapies.