UK Chancellor pledges hundreds of millions for 'distinctively British' AI security push
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-25
Per The Guardian, UK Chancellor John Healey pledged to commit hundreds of millions of pounds in Wednesday's budget toward a "distinctively British" approach to AI, aimed at bolstering security and prosperity amid a global tech arms race.
- Fresh investment promised for the AI Security Institute and other critical institutions, billed as the biggest-ever investment to guard against cyber risks.
- Healey framed AI as transformative for firms, hospitals, schools and communities, while stressing an approach that doesn't leave workers behind.
- The measures will feature in his debut tax-and-spending statement.
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