UK retains early access to test latest US AI models

The UK has retained early access to the latest artificial intelligence models for safety testing, according to the country’s AI minister, Kanishka Narayan, following reports that the White House had restricted the UK’s access. This decision marks a reversal from the previous position of President Donald Trump’s administration, which had asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their models with the UK testing lab before they have been assessed by US authorities.

The AI Security Institute, established in 2023, has been granted access to Google’s most powerful AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, which has not been released publicly over safety concerns. Narayan warned that it seems likely that the country’s cyber defences will be breached due to the state-of-the-art technology, urging AI labs to listen to warnings of severe dangers and investigate unexpected behaviors before releasing systems.

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