British Government Invests Heavily in AI Biosecurity: £100 Million to Build Laboratory, Collaborates with OpenAI and Anthropic to Tackle Biological Threats According to Bloomberg, the UK government has announced a £100 million investment to establish the world’s first AI biosecurity laboratory, aiming to leverage AI for early detection of biological threats and accelerate the development of vaccines and medical countermeasures. OpenAI is providing £100 million in computing power and model credits, Anthropic is offering up to £100 million in model access and technical assistance, while Google DeepMind and Basecamp Research are participating in research collaboration, forming a public-private partnership model.