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Salesforce to open new AI center in London as part of $4 billion UK investment


Enterprise tech giant Salesforce is opening an artificial intelligence center in London, making a bullish bet on the U.K. as a global technology hub.

The news was announced at Salesforce World Tour event at the London Excel venue on Thursday, which is expected to see more than 17,500 delegates and customers gather from companies including Aston Martin, McLaren, Just Eat Takeway, and John Lewis. These include the procurement bid writing platform AutoGen AI and Eleven Labs, an AI-powered text-to-speech and voice generator. The center, part of Salesforce's $4 billion investment in the U.K., will be used to encourage industry collaboration as well as facilitate AI training and upskilling programs.

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