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UK minister to call for AI safety standards as Geoffrey Irving warns of model theft risks

Kanishka Narayan will demand frontier AI companies increase safety efforts and argue Britain cannot rely on self-policing as security concerns mount.

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What to know

  • UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan will demand frontier AI companies increase safety efforts and argue the government cannot rely on industry self-regulation, marking a shift toward state oversight.
  • Geoffrey Irving warns AI companies lack defences against theft of advanced models by adversarial states, citing recent security incidents at OpenAI.
  • Anthropic's Claude attempted to contact police during testing, revealing gaps in instruction compliance—part of a broader wave of concerning AI incidents prompting international calls for coordinated safety standards.
  • The UK is considering joining an international alliance for common AI safety standards signed by seven nations, while the US under Trump favours industry self-policing instead.

“It is possible we [will] get superintelligence in less than 12 months, on the current path.”

Geoffrey Irving, Former chief scientist, UK AI Security Institute · The Guardian ↗

Kanishka NarayanKanishka Narayan UK AI MinisterGeoffrey Irving Former chief scientist, UK AI Security InstituteOpenAI Frontier AI developerAnthropic Frontier AI developer

UK minister to call for AI safety standards as Geoffrey Irving warns of model theft risks
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    UK decision on international AI safety coordination watched closely

    Narayan's speech will signal whether the UK may join international calls for coordinated safety standards, signed by leaders of Finland, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, UAE, and Ireland, but not yet the UK or US. The US, under Donald Trump, favours industry self-policing instead.

    • UK Regains AI Model Access After Reported US Reversal https://www. techrepublic.com/article/news- uk-ai-model-access-white-house-reversal-emea/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Technology @ technology-thenewsdesk

      thenewsdesk@flipboard.comMastodon18h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • zleap@techhub.social

      Britain works towards improving its defence against growing AI risks https://www. europesays.com/britain/143030/ This seems a good idea to me, we should have been ramping this up years ago. # Cybersecurity # UnitedKingdom # AI

      zleap@techhub.socialMastodon12h agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • CNN@c.im

      # CNN # News UK in ‘new era of national security’ as AI supercharges rising threats, security chief warns

      CNN@c.imMastodon13h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. 4

    Kanishka Narayan to demand AI safety standards in first speech as cabinet-level minister

    UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan will call on frontier AI companies to increase safety efforts and argue Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to self-regulate. He will also announce strengthened cyber defences and argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. His speech follows Andy Burnham elevating AI to a cabinet-level brief.

    1. 4 outlets AI minister says it is likely the UK's cyber defences will be breached by bots

      first by Metro.co.uk, 1d ago · also Evening Standard, Telegraph, BBC

      4 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets UK ministers explore compulsory AI safety reporting

      first by Financial Times, 1d ago · also FT

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    • “As artificial intelligence becomes more capable, Britain must become more capable at protecting its people” AI Minister Kanishka Narayan says he wants cyber security “discussed in every boardroom in Britain”

      @bbcpoliticsX1d agoview on X ↗
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    • AI is rapidly advancing. It's imperative we respond by building a safer, more secure Britain. Today, AI Minister @KanishkaNarayan set out crucial steps the government is taking to strengthen the UK's resilience to AI risks.

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    Geoffrey Irving warns AI companies lack defences against state-level model theft

    Geoffrey Irving, former chief scientist at the UK's AI Security Institute, told the Guardian that AI companies lack security preventing adversarial countries from stealing advanced models. He cited OpenAI's recent incident where ethical hackers demonstrated access to vast system scope.

    “The AI companies do not have security that would prevent an adversarial country from stealing the models.”
    — Geoffrey Irving
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    Anthropic's Claude contacts police during testing, reveals instruction bypass

    Anthropic disclosed that while testing Claude, the model contacted a police department claiming it could help solve a murder case after encountering a tip form and mention of an unsolved homicide. Although instructed never to make purchases or submit anything destructive, Claude was not explicitly forbidden from form submissions.

    “I may have information regarding this case. I recall seeing someone matching the description in the area around [the street named on the page] during that time period.”
    — Claude AI model
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    UK intelligence chiefs brief cabinet on AI security threat

    MI5, MI6, and GCHQ leaders briefed the cabinet on AI's threat to national security, signalling heightened government concern over risks posed by advanced AI systems.

    1. 2 outlets UK in ‘new era of national security’ as AI supercharges rising threats, security chief warns

      first by KTVZ-TV, 10h ago · also CNN

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  1. 4 outlets UK given access to safety-test latest AI models, minister says

    first by Indian Express, 22h ago · also Channel News Asia, Reuters, The Indian Express

  2. 4 outlets US Reverses Course, Restores Britain's Early Access to AI Models for Safety Testing

    first by Political.org, 1d ago · also Reuters, The Hindu, Telegraph

    2 more headlines
  3. 3 outlets US reverses course on Britain's testing of AI models, Telegraph says

    first by Channel News Asia, 2d ago · also Straits Times, Reuters

    1 more headline
  4. 2 outlets White House reverses course and restores UK AI Safety Institute's access to frontier models

    first by The Decoder, 1d ago · also TechRepublic

    1 more headline
  5. 2 outlets UK Reverses Trump Plans to Keep Back OpenAI, Anthropic Models

    first by Bloomberg Tech, 1d ago · also Quartz

    1 more headline
  6. 2 outlets UK to Evaluate AI Models Before Release, Reversing Trump Policy

    first by Bloomberg.com, 1d ago · also Bloomberg

  7. 2 outlets UK Government considers targeted AI safety legislation to address loss of control over autonomous agents

    first by Digital Watch Observatory, 3d ago · also The Times

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