The UK government wants to invest £100 million in a ‘world first’ AI Biosecurity Lab — OpenAI and Anthropic to supply £200 million in credits to help safeguard national security

• UK government announces millions in funding for cyber protections upgrade
• £200 million will be invested in a new AI biosecurity lab, while a further £160 million will be funneled into a National Cyber Shield and National Exposure and Real-Time Vulnerability Centre
• AI is helping researchers discover new critical software vulnerabilities, and AI leaders have warned that AI tools could be used to develop new biological threats

The UK government has earmarked £100 million for a “world first” national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) tasked with protecting the nation from emerging biological threats.

Leading AI firms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, have committed an additional £200 million worth of AI credits to be spent on their AI models.

The government is also planning to spend millions of pounds to ensure the UK is equipped to meet other emerging threats such as rapidly evolving AI-enabled cyber threats.

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