The business magazine Forbes features an article about the 16 Centres for Doctoral Training announced by UKRI on February 21st:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samshead/2019/02/20/uk-government-to-fund-ai-university-courses-with-115m/#4fdc239c430d

The article explains that the UK government aims at keeping the pace with the USA and China in the AI race: “AI is poised to become the most significant technology for a generation but there are only so many people that know how to develop the technology, which could have a huge impact on industries such as healthcare, energy, and automotive.”