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UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
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The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats.
Key facts
- It will come alongside a £60m investment in what it coined a "National Cyber Shield" which it said would use agentic AI to boost cyber-defences, and £70m funding towards a National Exposure
- The Chancellor's plans to boost AI spending will also see an additional £120m committed to the UK's AI Security Institute (AISI)
- The AI Biosecurity Lab's creation will also be supported by leading AI developers, with OpenAI and Anthropic providing £200m worth of AI model credits that can be spent on the use of their models
- The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats
Summary
As part of Wednesday's Budget, the government will commit £100m to establishing the new, "world first" institute with the support of leading AI firms. The chancellor will also pledge millions of pounds in spending across a range of initiatives aimed at shoring up the UK's ability to respond to evolving cyber, biological and AI-enabled threats. "AI will transform daily life: every firm, community, hospital, school, and every aspect of our economy can benefit," John Healey said. "The reporter understand and share the concerns of working people, so the reporter is setting out a distinctively British approach to AI.