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UK and US Forge New AI Defense Partnership to Boost Security
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Firstpost•22-09-2026, 09:08
UK and US Forge New AI Defense Partnership to Boost Security
- •UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce a new AI defense partnership with the US at the UN General Assembly.
- •The collaboration aims to enhance security, protect critical infrastructure, and deter threats using AI technology.
- •Britain's Defence Rapid AI Delivery Taskforce and the US Department of War Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office will work together.
- •The partnership seeks to speed up the delivery of trusted, interoperable AI capabilities to strengthen deterrence.
- •Burnham will also call on nations to use AI to address cost-of-living pressures and will host the G20 next year to tackle global AI challenges.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a joint initiative between Britain's Defence Rapid AI Delivery Taskforce and the US Department of War Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to accelerate trusted, interoperable capabilities that enhance deterrence and protect critical infrastructure.
The G20 will be held in November in Manchester, the centre of the northwestern England region where Andy Burnham previously served as mayor.
Established after Britain hosted the world's first AI safety summit in 2023, the institute tests frontier AI models and evaluates their capabilities and potential for misuse.
