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UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
Backed by up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic, the unit will develop medical countermeasures for future pathogens, officials said.
- Chancellor John Healey announced a 'world-first' biosecurity lab using AI to develop medical countermeasures for future pandemics, backed by £100 million from the Government and up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic.
- AI Minister Kanishka Narayan revealed on Friday that the Government used AI to uncover 500 novel vulnerabilities across the public sector, addressing cybersecurity threats identified through advanced technology.
- The Treasury pledged £120 million to Britain's AI Security Institute for developing risk standards, while an additional £20.4 billion supports the British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund for economic development.
- CBI director Jordan Cummins said the Chancellor is right to prioritize security and trust, noting firms will adopt AI faster when confident it protects their workforce interests.
- Shadow AI Minister Ben Spencer demanded a clearer plan for British technological influence, while critics dismissed the package as a 'shopping list of projects' before Healey details further measures in the Budget next week.
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UK to build £300m AI ‘biosecurity lab’ to defend against future pandemics
The lab is part of wider efforts to harness AI to protect Britain’s interests and bolster homegrown capability amid growing warnings about the dangers of allowing the technology to advance unchecked.
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OpenAI & Anthropic join UK’s $1B push to weaponize AI against bio threats
Britain is launching a new national biosecurity lab backed by OpenAI (https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/73129), Anthropic and Google DeepMind.The centerpiece is a $134 million AI Biosecurity Lab designed to detect and track emerging biological risks.It...
UK commits £100 million to world-first AI biosecurity lab amid rising digital threats
Britain will build a national AI Biosecurity Lab with £100 million in budget funding, backed by £200 million in model credits from OpenAI and Anthropic, as part of a wider push to defend against biological, cyber and AI-enabled risks.
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