Artificial intelligence creates an opportunity to build a more prosperous and secure world.
The UK has already laid a solid foundation to seize this moment and is uniquely positioned to translate AI innovation into public benefit. That's why we're excited to deepen our collaboration with the UK Government to accelerate this work and offer a model for other countries.
Together, we will focus on using artificial intelligence to accelerate progress in science and education, modernize public services, and improve national security and resilience.
Accelerating access to pioneering AI in key sectors: science and education
Our partnership will focus on providing access to pioneering AI in two areas that underpin the UK's long-term success: scientific discovery and education.
Britain has a rich history of using new technology to drive scientific progress, from Hooke's microscope to Faraday's electrical experiments. Our goal is to build on this legacy and equip the next generation of scientists with artificial intelligence tools that can unlock breakthroughs, transform the economy and solve some of the major challenges facing humanity. We will provide priority access to our 'AI for Science' models to UK researchers, including:
- AlphaEvolve – Gemini-based coding agent for designing advanced algorithms
- AlphaGenome – an artificial intelligence model that will help scientists better understand our DNA
- Artificial intelligence co-scientist – a multi-agent AI system acting as a virtual scientific collaborator
- WeatherNext – a family of cutting-edge weather forecasting models
Like a microscope or telescope, these AI tools aim to enhance scientific potential by enabling researchers to tackle problems of unprecedented complexity and scale. For example, AlphaFold – our artificial intelligence system for predicting protein structures – has already enabled almost 190,000 researchers in the UK alone to deepen their understanding of areas such as crop resistance, antimicrobial resistance and other critical biological challenges.
Establishment of the first Google DeepMind automated science laboratory in the UK
To accelerate scientific discovery, we will establish the first automated Google DeepMind laboratory in the UK in 2026, specializing in materials science research. A multidisciplinary team of researchers will oversee research in the laboratory, which will be built from scratch to be fully integrated with Gemini. By directing world-class robotics to synthesize and characterize hundreds of materials per day, the team aims to significantly reduce the time it takes to identify revolutionary new materials.
Discovering new materials is one of the most important activities in science, offering the potential to reduce costs and enable the introduction of entirely new technologies. For example, superconductors operating at ambient temperature and pressure could enable low-cost medical imaging and reduce power loss in electrical networks. Other novel materials could help us address critical energy challenges by unlocking advanced batteries, next-generation solar cells and more efficient computer chips.
