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UK Strikes Nonbinding AI Pact With Google DeepMind to Accelerate Science and Modernize Services

The deal expands formal safety research with the UK AI Security Institute.

Overview

  • DeepMind will open its first automated UK laboratory in 2026, fully integrated with Gemini and focused on rapid materials discovery including next‑generation superconductors.
  • UK researchers gain priority access to DeepMind’s AI for Science suite, including AlphaEvolve, AlphaGenome, AI co‑scientist and WeatherNext.
  • Government modernization efforts include trials of Extract, a Gemini‑powered tool that converts planning documents into digital data in about 40 seconds.
  • Education plans include a version of Gemini grounded in England’s national curriculum following a Northern Ireland pilot that reported teachers saved about 10 hours per week.
  • The memorandum is voluntary and includes no financial commitments, and the partners will pursue research on fusion energy and explore cyber‑resilience tools such as Big Sleep and CodeMender.