The British government's advisory body on science and technology thinks the country could be a world leader in designing AI chips, if it could just get the right investment and skills in place.

A brief report from the Council for Science and Technology (CST) notes that the UK has a "niche and highly specialised chip industry" that is never going to be able to compete head-to-head with global big hitters like the US, Taiwan, and Korea, so the country needs to channel investment into areas where it can lead.

The CST concludes that designing rather than manufacturing chips is the best policy, and as it expects AI-related products to be the fastest growing part of the worldwide semiconductor industry over the next decade, this is where Britain should focus its efforts.

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