UK government spent just £13,000 on AI models that found 500 security vulnerabilities
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-10-23
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan revealed the government spent only about £13,000 on AI models that helped discover 500 new security vulnerabilities in government systems.
He also warned that the UK is "totally reliant on other countries for essential bits of technology that keep us safe," flagging dependency risks as AI becomes embedded in cybersecurity and other critical economic functions.
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