The Government has announced new measures targeting drones and illegal drugs in prisons, including the next phase of a £6.5 million counter-drone technology programme and an expansion of substance-free living units.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readDr Jade Leung will step down as the Prime Minister’s full-time AI adviser and AI Security Institute CTO at the end of September, while moving into two part-time government roles.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readThe RAF has formed No. III Space Effects Squadron, the UK’s first military unit dedicated to countering hostile activity against British interests in space.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readThe Liberal Democrats have proposed a £250 million-a-year Online Crime Agency funded by a new levy on large technology and generative-AI companies.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readThe UK and US have announced a major partnership combining artificial intelligence, advanced computing and fusion research as the Government targets more than 10,000 British fusion-sector jobs by 2030.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe Joint Committee on Human Rights has called for a comprehensive new AI Bill and a single independent regulator, warning that the UK's existing framework is not equipped to address rapidly developing artificial intelligence risks.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readMore than 70 MPs and peers have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back a proposed ban on the development of artificial superintelligence and lead an international effort against the technology.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe Government is preparing legislation that would force technology companies to prevent under-18s from taking, viewing or sending nude images, after ministers said voluntary industry progress had not gone far enough.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min read