UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab

The UK government will spend £100m to establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab, supported by £200m in credits from OpenAI and Anthropic. The facility will study biological risks and help defense and public health agencies counter AI-enabled threats.

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