UK to strengthen cyber defences as AI minister calls for safety

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 11:42 · Archive

The UK's AI minister will call on companies building advanced AI systems to increase safety efforts and strengthen cyber defences.

The UK's AI minister Kanishka Narayan will call on companies developing the most advanced AI systems to increase safety efforts, as he announces a strengthening of Britain's cyber defences. He will argue that Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their own models and will make the case for the UK to develop more of its own AI technology rather than relying on systems built overseas.

The minister's intervention comes amid mounting concerns over the ability of leading AI developers to control their most powerful models. Last week, three former OpenAI safety researchers accused the ChatGPT maker of dismissing them for raising concerns about the technology. OpenAI denied the allegations, saying an internal investigation had uncovered a 'significant breach of trust' and insisting the dismissals were unrelated to the researchers' safety warnings. In July, OpenAI's AI agents breached the systems of Hugging Face, a major platform for sharing AI models, during testing.

Geoffrey Irving, a former chief scientist at the UK's AI Security Institute, told the Guardian that 'the AI companies do not have security that would prevent an adversarial country from stealing the models'. OpenAI says it has multiple protections against theft of its models, including encryption and continuous monitoring. The speech is Narayan's first major intervention since AI became a cabinet-level brief.

How it is being reported

• AI minister warns tech giants cannot be trusted to police themselvesBritain cannot rely on tech giants to police their own AI systems, the government has warned, as ministers prepare new measures to protect businesses and national security from increasingly powerful artificial intelligence. AI minister Kanishka Narayan has called for a national effort to strengthen Britain’s defences against the technology, warning that the risks are growing [...]City AM · 12 Oct, 11:27
• UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety effortsKanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangers Companies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts, the UK’s AI minister will say, as he announces a strengthening of Britain’s cyber defences. Kanishka Narayan will call on companies developing frontier AI to do more to make sure it is safe. He will say Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their own models and will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Continue reading...The Guardian · 12 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Kanishka Narayan · UK · OpenAI · Geoffrey Irving · Hugging Face · Andrew Bailey · Bank of England

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