UK appoints Dr Jade Leung as Vice-Chair of the AI Security Institute
Tom_Westgarth15 · x · 2026-09-24
The UK government announced that Dr Jade Leung will become Vice-Chair of the AI Security Institute (AISI) and Security Advisor to the AI Taskforce, continuing her work on UK AI safety leadership.
Leung, previously the Prime Minister's Adviser on AI and CTO of AISI, steps back from those full-time roles at the end of September for personal circumstances. She originally left OpenAI at significant financial sacrifice, played a leading role in establishing AISI and built its technical research capability.
Related event: Jade Leung Steps Down as UK PM's AI Adviser to Lead AISI as Deputy Chair(4 posts)→
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