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UK Changes AI Watchdog’s Name And Partners With Anthropic

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UK Changes AI Watchdog’s Name And Partners With Anthropic

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Updated on Feb 14, 2025

Written by Andrea Miliani Tech News Expert
Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Lead Cybersecurity Editor

The United Kingdom announced a name change for its AI watchdog and a new partnership with the American AI company Anthropic.

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The UK renamed its AI Safety Institute to the AI Security Institute.
The government expects the agency to focus more on “AI risks with security implications.”
Anthropic will collaborate with the government to develop and deploy AI systems.

The government explained that its AI Safety Institute—created in 2023 to test AI technologies and address potential societal harms such as misinformation and human control loss—changed its name to the AI Security Institute.

“This new name will reflect its focus on serious AI risks with security implications, such as how the technology can be used to develop chemical and biological weapons, how it can be used to carry out cyber-attacks and enable crimes such as fraud and child sexual abuse,” states the official press release.

A few days ago the U.K. became the first country in the world to criminalize AI-generated child abuse content and the country has been planning on enhancing its AI technology to become a global leader for growth and innovation.

As part of its AI developments, the U.K. also informed about a new agreement with the AI company Anthropic to “focus on the responsible development and deployment of AI systems.” Among the initiatives both institutions aim to develop are the integration of AI technologies into public services, the advancement of scientific breakthroughs, and productivity strategies for growth.

“AI has the potential to transform how governments serve their citizens,” said Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. “We look forward to exploring how Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude could help UK government agencies enhance public services, to discover new ways to make vital information and services more efficient and accessible to UK residents.”

Andrea Miliani

Written by: Andrea Miliani

Andrea Miliani is a Tech News Writer at Wizcase. With a strong background in journalism, Andrea covers the most important stories in the tech industry. She researches and writes digestible content with the most relevant information for readers. Andrea has previously covered tech-related stories in other markets and has a keen interest in cybersecurity and generative Artificial Intelligence. As a freelance journalist and SEO writer, Andrea has lent her expertise to various brands and remote teams worldwide and authored pieces for esteemed publications such as Vogue and Business Insider. When she is not monitoring the tech market, Andrea enjoys working on Era Freelance, her online project for remote workers, learning languages online, trying the best travel apps, and connecting with nature at the beach or on a hike.

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