UK unveils AI package covering biosecurity, cyber defence and chip design
The British Chancellor announced AI investments including £165 million for biosecurity and £120 million for the AI Security Institute, plus cyber defence funding.
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The plan includes £100 million for an AI Biosecurity Lab, backed by up to £200 million in model credits from OpenAI and Anthropic. It also provides £60 million for an agentic-AI National Cyber Shield, £10 million a year to study AI's effect on jobs, chip design investment in Edinburgh and an AI centre of excellence in Manchester. The aim is to cut dependence on other countries.
Source: GOV.UK, published on October 24, 2026.