How US tech giants plan to orchestrate “AI revolution” in UK

US President Donald Trump has not yet concluded his state visit to the United Kingdom, but American tech giants have already pledged billions of pounds in investments, with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang declaring the country is on track to become an “AI superpower.”

The commitments form part of the “Tech Prosperity Deal” between the UK government and several US technology firms, announced during Trump’s second state visit, The Guardian reports.

The largest single pledge comes from Microsoft, which unveiled a $30 billion investment package—it’s biggest outside the United States. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he expects AI investment to fuel growth and boost productivity across the UK.

A centrepiece of the plan is a powerful new supercomputer to be built in Essex. The Loughton facility is set to become the UK’s largest AI data centre, creating up to 250 permanent jobs when it opens in 2026. According to reporting by the BBC, the site will underpin advances in sectors ranging from healthcare to defence.

British infrastructure firm Nscale, in partnership with Microsoft and Nvidia—whose chips will power the system—says the Loughton supercomputer will deliver 50MW of AI capacity, with the potential to expand to 90MW in the future.

“For perspective, even the world’s fastest supercomputer in the US draws on the order of around 30 MW at peak, which is considered huge,” explained Dominic Davies, chief of AI legal-tech company Lightbringer. “So 90 MW is nearly three times that level, putting Loughton’s facility in the global top tier for AI infrastructure.”

These high-performance systems will be used to train large AI models like ChatGPT and enable real-time services such as voice assistants.

Nvidia is also partnering with Nscale to develop additional data centres across the UK. CEO Jensen Huang, who is accompanying Trump on his visit to the UK, said he hopes to build “an AI infrastructure company here in the UK, and then help it scale out globally.”

By Nazrin Sadigova