Artificial Intelligence capabilities are advancing at an unprecedented pace. As AI becomes increasingly embedded across the economy, a critical question is emerging: who will shape the models, data, and infrastructure that future businesses depend on?
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The UK is uniquely positioned not only to deploy AI at scale, but to play a defining role in developing the next generation of frontier AI – systems that push the boundaries of performance, capability and impact.
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To support this ambition, Digital Catapult, in partnership with Innovate UK, is delivering an upcoming webinar focused on emerging opportunities at the frontier of AI development. We’re pleased to be promoting this event to organisations looking to help shape the future of AI innovation in the UK.
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What the webinar will explore
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This session is designed to foster collaboration between industry, academia and research organisations, with a strong focus on:
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Current developments at the frontier of AI
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Where cutting-edge AI capabilities are likely to be in the next 3–5 years
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Challenges in adopting and scaling advanced AI technologies
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What the UK needs to remain globally competitive in AI
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Upcoming UK funding opportunities to support frontier AI development
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Attendees will also gain insight into how early ideas and shared ambitions can evolve into competitive consortia funding bids.
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Expert perspectives from across the AI ecosystem
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The webinar brings together a strong lineup of speakers from leading institutions and companies, spanning research, policy and applied AI. Together, they will explore both the opportunities and challenges of developing advanced, novel AI — and how these technologies can drive productivity, competitiveness and economic growth across the UK.
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Beyond the webinar: shaping future funding opportunities
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Following the session, selected attendees who are already working on next-generation frontier AI technologies will be invited to take part in a series of workshops and focus groups.
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These workshops will help inform and shape future UK funding opportunities and will focus on areas of strategic importance, including:
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Fundamental AI research
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AI for materials
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AI for biosciences and health
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AI for defence and national security
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AI-aided design for semiconductors
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They will be delivered in partnership with fellow Catapults, industry experts, research organisations and academics.
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Who should attend?
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This webinar is aimed at organisations developing and scaling their own AI tools, models and datasets, rather than those primarily adopting open or general-purpose AI tools.
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It will be particularly relevant for:
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UK companies of all sizes researching or developing state-of-the-art frontier AI
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Organisations looking to leverage proprietary data to accelerate AI-driven strategies
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Academic and research organisations seeking to build connections that could lead to collaborative R&D and funding bids
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Why attend?
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Frontier AI represents the leading edge of technological development — and its implications for productivity, competitiveness and economic growth are profound. This webinar offers a unique opportunity to:
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Understand where frontier AI is heading
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Learn how the UK can remain at the forefront of AI innovation
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Connect with potential collaborators
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Prepare for future funding opportunities in this rapidly evolving space
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If your organisation is building what comes next in AI, this is a conversation worth being part of.
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