Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

A complaint raises concerns about the funding risks and a "toxic" culture at the Alan Turing Institute.

* The institute, a national centre for AI research, has been warned by staff that it may collapse if funding is withdrawn
* Technology Secretary Peter Kyle threatened to pull £100m grant unless the institute refocuses on defence research and overhauls its leadership
* Staff complaint accuses leadership of misusing public funds, overseeing toxic internal culture, and failing to deliver on charity's mission
* The government says the institute is an independent organisation and has been consulting on changes to refocus its work under the Turing 2.0 strategy
* The UK's AI sector is a key part of the government's strategy to grow the economy, investing in data centres, supercomputers, and encouraging big tech firms to invest
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