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UK government takes measures to secure AI and cyber defenses

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UK to employ frontier AI to boost cyber defense, add legal protections and prepare for serious incidents involving autonomous AI systems.

A joint release this week from the UK Cabinet Office, the AI Security Institute, the NCSC and DCMS, marks a shift in tone from eagerness to adopt AI to the need to defend against its associated threats.

The first measure is practical. The government will expand its use of frontier

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