UK announces a £100m AI Biosecurity Lab to detect biological threats, backed by up to £200m in OpenAI/Anthropic credits, model access and support; Google DeepMind and Basecamp Research will also partner.

Official GOV.UK file portrait of AI Minister Kanishka Narayan, who is quoted announcing the AI Biosecurity Lab. This is a portrait, not a photograph of a completed laboratory.

Published 24 Oct 2026 · 10:36 UTC

UK Cabinet Office ↗ · Source dated 24 Oct 2026

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