Burnham's Big AI Moves + Cambridge AI Startup Hits £2bn Valuation

<p>In moves that have both confounded and delighted the tech industry, Andy Burnham has made the AI minister a Cabinet role (and kept Kanishka Narayan in place) while abolishing the department tasked with driving the government&#39;s AI policies.</p><p>Just what is going on?</p><p>And CuspAI, an AI-powered &quot;search engine for materials&quot;, has landed a £334m series B funding round. A ringing endorsement of the UK&#39;s push towards &quot;applied AI&quot;? Or an inflated bet on an untested business model?</p><p>Matt Wilkinson and Niels Footman discuss these issues and the other big stories in UK AI this week...</p>