PYMNTS.com July 21, 2025

OpenAI and the U.K. government signed a strategic partnership that encompasses artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, employment and applications.

The memorandum of understanding, which is voluntary and not legally binding, aims to “maintain a world-leading UK AI ecosystem rooted in democratic values,” the U.K.’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said in a Monday (July 21) press release.

The partnership includes exploring the deployment of AI to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of taxpayer-funded services, the development of AI technology in the U.K. and support of the country’s AI Growth Zones, according to the release.

The agreement marks a deepening of OpenAI’s commitment to the U.K., which included the company choosing the country for its first international office two years ago,...

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