UK Pledges €100 Million to Establish AI Biosecurity Laboratory, Backed by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind
UK vows 100 mn euros for biosecurity lab with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google
The UK announced €100 million to build an AI biosecurity laboratory, supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, which will use AI to detect and monitor biological threats. According to a government statement, OpenAI and Anthropic will also provide up to €200 million in AI model credits, and the laboratory will work with Google DeepMind and life sciences company Basecamp Research. The same package also includes €65 million for developing pathogen countermeasures, an additional €120 million for the AI Security Institute, €23 million for an AI Economics Institute to analyze AI's economic impact, and €130 million to use AI to identify cyber vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure.
This round of UK funding covers the biosecurity laboratory, additional funding for the security institute and cyber defense, showing a governance arrangement that places security institutions outside government departments.