UK funds an AI Biosecurity Lab and national cyber-AI infrastructure
The UK announced a £165 million National AI Biosecurity Initiative, including a £100 million independent AI Biosecurity Lab, plus up to £200 million in model and compute credits from OpenAI and Anthropic. The wider package adds £120 million for the AI Security Institute, a £60 million National Cyber Shield and £70 million for a national vulnerability research centre.
Why it matters: The package turns AI-biosecurity and cyber assurance into funded institutions, testing infrastructure and procurement channels. It could shape access to frontier models and public-sector security work, but budgets and provider commitments are not yet…