"In July, Peter Kyle, during his tenure as secretary of state at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, wrote to the chair of the Alan Turing Institute, Douglas Gurr, calling for the institute to change its strategic focus. In the letter, Kyle said: "ATI's current non-defence activity would need to be reoriented to support this renewed focus and strengthen the UK's sovereign AI capabilities.""
"Kyle wanted the Alan Turing Institute to focus on delivering cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) research of the type that cannot or would not be undertaken by industry or individual universities. He also called on ATI to deliver tangible impact in support of government missions and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and ecosystem building. Overall, Kyle wanted to see ATI develop a coherent programme of work that furthers government's defence, national security and sovereign ambitions."
"Two months after receiving the letter, in September, Jean Innes stepped down as CEO of the Alan Turing Institute. At the time, she said: "It has been a great honour to lead the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, implementing a new strategy and overseeing significant organisational transformation. With that work concluding, and a new chapter starting for the institute, now is the right time for new leadership, and I am excited about what it will achieve.""
Government requested the institute reorient non-defence activity to strengthen the UK's sovereign AI capabilities. The institute was instructed to focus on cutting-edge AI research not undertaken by industry or individual universities. The institute was tasked to deliver tangible impact in support of government missions and to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and ecosystem building. It was directed to develop a coherent programme of work that furthers defence, national security and sovereign ambitions. CEO Jean Innes stepped down two months after the request. The board commissioned former RAF commodore Blythe Crawford to explore how the institute can support scaled government AI ambitions in defence, national security and intelligence. Transformation is now underway.
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