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Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat


Dr Jean Innes is stepping down after the government told the charity to focus on defence research.

Dr Jean Innes (left) pictured with Foreign Secretary David Lammy (centre) and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot at a meeting in London "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," Dr Innes said. He said boosting the UK's AI capabilities was "critical" to national security and should be at the core of the institute's activities - and suggested it should overhaul its leadership team to reflect its "renewed purpose".

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