Core Insights - Nvidia is collaborating with CoreWeave, Microsoft, Nscale, and OpenAI to build AI infrastructure in the UK to foster innovation, economic growth, and job opportunities [1][2] - The project aims to establish an AI factory by the end of 2026, providing services for leading AI models, including those from OpenAI, to support the UK's autonomous AI goals [1][2] - The investment in AI factories in the UK could reach up to £11 billion, marking the largest AI infrastructure project in the country's history [2] Investment and Infrastructure - The collaboration will deploy up to 300,000 Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPUs across various AI factories in the US, Portugal, and Norway, with up to 60,000 GPUs specifically in the UK [1] - Nscale and Microsoft plan to build the UK's most powerful supercomputer in Lutterworth, Essex, equipped with over 24,000 Grace Blackwell Ultra GPUs to support Microsoft Azure services [2] Quantum Computing Initiatives - Nvidia is taking steps to advance quantum computing in the UK, including a partnership with Oxford Quantum Circuits to establish a quantum-GPU AI supercomputing center [2] - The OQC GENESIS system will integrate quantum computing technology with Nvidia's AI infrastructure at Digital Realty's JFK10 facility in New York [3] Ecosystem Development - Nvidia is collaborating with techUK, Quanser, and QA to strengthen the UK's robotics and AI ecosystem [3] - Various AI leaders in sectors such as quantum computing, life sciences, finance, and robotics are developing applications based on Nvidia's AI architecture [3] Data Center Modernization - BlackRock has announced a partnership with Digital Gravity Partners to invest up to £500 million in modernizing data centers in the UK to meet Nvidia's standards [3]