Leading tech firms have met with the government to discuss plans to boost AI skills for 7.5 million UK workers.

Technology secretary Peter Kyle met with Amazon, Barclays, BT, Google, IBM, Intuit, Microsoft, Sage, and Salesforce.

The attendees discussed how industry and government can work together, identify future skills needs and make training more accessible.

Kyle said: "Artificial Intelligence is the new economic frontier, and we want to get Brits ready for jobs of the future so we can spark the growth powering our Plan for Change.

"If we want to realise AI’s incredible potential though, we need to make sure people of all ages and from all parts of the UK have the skills they need for jobs both in and with the technology – especially given we expect around 10 million workers to be using AI in their day-to-day role by 2035.

"Within days of announcing that we’re partnering with some of the world’s biggest tech leaders to help us do exactly that, we’re getting them around the table – representing a vote of confidence not only in Britain’s workers, but in the potential we offer as a global AI powerhouse."