Nvidia Boss Predicts UK Will Become an “AI Superpower” as Tech Giants Pledge Billions

London – The UK has secured a £31bn “Tech Prosperity Deal” with major US technology firms, as Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang declared the country would become an “AI superpower.”

The centrepiece is Microsoft’s $30bn (£22bn) investment, the company’s largest ever outside the United States. Google, Nvidia and others are also committing billions to expand UK data centres, build new infrastructure and deliver a supercomputer in Essex.

“This is the week I declare the UK will be an AI superpower,” Huang told the BBC, praising Britain’s research expertise but stressing that “what’s missing is the AI infrastructure. We are here to build it.” Nvidia is partnering with UK firm Nscale to develop large-scale data centres and aims to create an AI infrastructure business headquartered in Britain.

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said he expects AI investment to accelerate UK productivity: “Our hope is not 10 years but maybe five… whenever anyone gets excited about AI, I want to see it in GDP growth.”

Investment Highlights

• Microsoft: $30bn (£22bn) for UK AI infrastructure and data projects.
• Google: £5bn over two years for research and data centres.
• Nvidia & Nscale: Joint projects, including a new AI supercomputer in Loughton, Essex.
• OpenAI, Nvidia, Arm & Nscale: New “Stargate UK” data hub in Northumberland, part of a wider “AI growth zone” expected to create 5,000 jobs.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the deal would create highly skilled roles “in every corner of the United Kingdom,” while the government emphasised opportunities in biotech, nuclear power, and clean energy.

However, questions remain about costs and trade-offs. Campaigners warn the UK could face soaring energy demands from AI infrastructure. Nvidia’s Huang acknowledged power consumption challenges, saying short-term reliance on gas turbines was likely, but argued that AI itself would help design better renewable energy systems.

The government insisted the deal does not include concessions on the Digital Services Tax or copyright issues, despite pressure from US firms.

As President Donald Trump attends his second state visit to the UK, the agreement cements closer transatlantic ties on AI, quantum computing and nuclear power, even as critics caution that Britain must reform planning rules and expand clean energy supply to support its AI ambitions.