UK announces AI package covering biosecurity, cyber defence, chips and jobs research
The UK Treasury announces a pre-Budget AI package intended to spread AI benefits across regions, scale domestic AI firms, and strengthen national security. Measures include £10 million per year to study AI's effect on jobs, a £165 million National AI Biosecurity Initiative with a £100 million AI Biosecurity Lab, £120 million for the AI Security Institute, and a £60 million National Cyber Shield. Chip design investment in Edinburgh and an AI Centre of Excellence in Manchester are also described.
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The UK Treasury announces a pre-Budget AI package intended to spread AI benefits across regions, scale domestic AI firms, and strengthen national security. Measures include £10 million per year to study AI's effect on jobs, a £165 million National AI Biosecurity Initiative with a £100 million AI Biosecurity Lab, £120 million for the AI Security Institute, and a £60 million National Cyber Shield. Chip design investment in Edinburgh and an AI Centre of Excellence in Manchester are also described.
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- £10 million per year is allocated to lead UK work on how AI will reshape jobs and industry.
- £165 million is announced for a National AI Biosecurity Initiative, including £100 million for an AI Biosecurity Lab.
- £120 million additional investment is announced for the AI Security Institute for testing and standards.
- £18 million supports a new UK Advanced Chip Design Academy to build advanced chip-design skills.
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GOV.UK release (Oct 24, 06:00 BST): ahead of next week's Budget, the Chancellor announced AI investment incl. £10 million a year to study AI's effect on jobs and industry, AI chip design capability in Edinburgh, an AI Centre of Excellence in Manchester and cyber defences. City AM reports about £600m in total. Links to the previously submitted AI Biosecurity Lab story.
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The package sets out public funding priorities for AI security, domestic chip capability, and workforce effects, which bear on how the UK positions itself on AI safety and industrial policy.
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