UK commits £100m to new national AI Biosecurity Lab
The UK government announced it will fund a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) with £100m in Wednesday's Budget, describing it as a 'world first' institute to counter biological and AI-enabled threats. OpenAI and Anthropic will support the effort with £200m worth of AI model credits, though specific details about the lab's structure and remit have not yet been released.