Aesthetics investigates what the UK Prime Minister’s 10-year AI growth plan could mean for independent aesthetic clinics
On January 13, UK Prime Minister (PM) Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the AI Opportunities Action Plan, designed to speed up artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure growth in the UK over the next decade.1
Key areas of the growth plan include the increased use of AI in NHS hospitals to help with pain management and cancer diagnoses, in planning consultations to speed up building plans, in schools to reduce teachers’ admin burden and much more.1
The Labour Government has pledged £25 billion of investment in AI since taking office in July 2024, on top of a £14 billion investment from private tech companies to make the UK’s infrastructure world-leading.2
This investment will go towards building a supercomputer to boost AI computing capacity, a National Data Library to support AI development and an AI Energy Council to ensure technological growth can be achieved sustainably.2
Estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest that if AI is fully embraced, it could boost productivity by as much as 1.5% annually.2 If fully realised, these gains could be worth up…
