UK government sets out $800 million for AI security funding
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- ✓Britain’s government set out $800 million on Saturday to boost AI security.
- ✓Much of this funding supports a new biosecurity lab to detect biological threats.
- ✓AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the lab aims at "bringing together world-leading scientific expertise to protect people from emerging biological threats" using advanced technology.
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- BUSINESS
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- The Economic Times
- Reading Speed
- 2 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
Synopsis
The biggest chunk of funding will go to a new biosecurity initiative, including £100 million for a laboratory using AI to detect biological threats and £65 million to develop countermeasures against pathogens.
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Britain's government set out around £600 million ($800 million) of funding on Saturday largely geared towards defending against health and security threats from artificial intelligence.
The biggest chunk of funding will go to a new biosecurity initiative, including £100 million for a laboratory using AI to detect biological threats and £65 million to develop countermeasures against pathogens.
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