UK Chancellor's AI plans, to be announced next week, include £165m biosecurity initiative

The UK government said the Chancellor's plans, to be announced next week, include "£165m for a new National AI Biosecurity Initiative, including £100 million for a world-first AI Biosecurity Lab", plus "£10 million per year" to study how AI will reshape jobs and industry. It also cited new AI chip design capability in Edinburgh and an AI Centre of Excellence in Manchester. Chancellor John Healey said: "AI will transform daily life: every firm, community, hospital, school, and every aspect of our economy can benefit."