UK-US coordinate the UK's access to powerful AI pre-release model testing access
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The UK and US are coordinating the UK's access to powerful AI model safety testing access.
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UK-US coordination AI Pre-release model testing access; Trump previously restricted model sharing
PANews October 12 news, UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan announced on Monday that the UK has been working closely with the US government to ensure that the UK AI Safety Institute can continue to obtain testing access before the release of the most powerful AI models. Speaking in London, he said: “I want the UK to be one of the countries least vulnerable to AI attacks in the world.” Media reported last month that the Trump administration had asked OpenAI and Anthropic to pause providing AI models to the UK until US authorities had first determined that the models were safe. Trump has been tightening global access to Silicon Valley AI models. Earlier this year, the US government prohibited Anthropic from releasing its latest models to foreign nationals. Previous reports stated that Anthropic had not provided its powerful Myth...
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said that the UK has been working closely with the US government.
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The goal of the cooperation is to ensure that the UK AI Safety Institute continues to obtain testing access before the release of the most powerful AI models.
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Kanishka Narayan said he hopes the UK will become one of the countries least vulnerable to AI attacks in the world.
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Media reported last month that the Trump administration had asked OpenAI and Anthropic to pause providing AI models to the UK.
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The report also said that US authorities would need to first determine that these models were safe.
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Earlier this year, the US government prohibited Anthropic from releasing its latest models to foreign nationals.
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The UK hopes to conduct safety testing before powerful AI models are formally released and says it is coordinating the related access arrangements with the US. The article also relays reports that the US has restricted cross-border sharing of certain models.
Why it matters to readers
Testing before model release helps identify security risks; restrictions on cross-border access may affect testing by UK research institutions.
This concerns whether AI independent researchers can examine products before release, and how different countries manage AI security.
Risks and unknowns
The original text is truncated where it mentions whether Anthropic provided models to the UK AI Safety Institute.
The claim that the US restricted model sharing comes from media reports; the original text provides no US government documents or company response.
The specific arrangements, applicable models, and duration of the UK-US coordination on testing access are not stated.
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