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UK Vows £100 Million for Biosecurity Lab With OpenAI, Anthropic

Bloomberg Technology Friday 23 October 2026, 23:01 UTC By Jacob Reid 1 min read
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The UK announced £100 million ($134 million) for a AI Biosecurity Lab which will be supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, part of a raft of measures designed to improve the government’s ability to understand and tackle the risks posed by the technology.

The UK announced £100 million ($134 million) for a AI Biosecurity Lab which will be supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, part of a raft of measures designed to improve the government’s ability to understand and tackle the risks posed by the technology.
UK (LOCATION) Biosecurity Lab (ORG) a AI Biosecurity Lab (ORG)
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