While the overall research programme will be headed up by the UK's AI Safety Institute (AISI) established in the run-up to the inaugural AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in November 2023, the grants will be awarded to researchers studying how to best protect society from the risks associated with AI, such as deepfakes and cyber attacks.
Delivered in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Alan Turing Institute, the AISI programme will also aim to collaborate with other AI safety institutes globally, as per the Seoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on AI Safety Science signed by 10 countries and the European Union (EU) on the first day of the South Korean summit.
The government added that the grant programme is also designed to broaden AISI's remit to include the field of 'systemic AI safety', aiming to understand and mitigate the impacts of AI at a societal level, as well as figure out how various institutions, systems, and infrastructure can adapt to the technology.
"When the UK launched the world's first AI Safety Institute last year, we committed to achieving an ambitious yet urgent mission to reap the positive benefits of AI by advancing the cause of AI safety," said Donelan.
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