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UK outlines about £600 million for AI security and research
OpenAI and Anthropic will offer up to £200 million in model credits for a new biosecurity initiative alongside government funding.
Britain announced around £600 million in funding on October 24, with most directed at protecting against health and security risks associated with artificial intelligence. The government package also includes support for industrial applications, research and chip design.
A new biosecurity initiative accounts for the largest allocation. It includes £100 million for a laboratory that will use AI to identify biological threats, alongside £65 million for work on countermeasures against pathogens. AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the ambition was to make the AI Biosecurity Lab a major global institution.
OpenAI and Anthropic will provide model credits worth up to £200 million to support the biosecurity work. Google Deepmind and Basecamp Research, a London-based startup focused on AI and life sciences, will contribute other assistance.
The government will add £120 million to funding for its existing AI Security Institute. Another £130 million is allocated to the National Cyber Shield and the National Exposure and Real-Time Vulnerability Centre, projects intended to strengthen cybersecurity across critical infrastructure and the broader economy.
A fund backing British businesses applying AI to robotics, autonomous systems and manufacturing will receive £60 million. A separate £60 million allocation will support AI research and procurement contracts.
Further allocations include an additional £23 million for studies of AI's economic effects, £18 million for a new academy focused on chip design and £15 million for a prize supporting AI approaches to public policy challenges, beginning with healthcare.
Regional mayors will receive £30 million to back local AI activity. The National Cyber Security Centre will also get funding to expand in Manchester, though the amount was not specified.