Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the division of responsibilities is between the Alan Turing Institute's defence and security centres, the AI Security Institute and the Laboratory for AI Security Research; and what steps are being taken to avoid duplication.

In the context of recommendation 30, our ‘AI Landscape’ refers to the diverse ecosystem of publicly funded organisations that deliver research and expertise on AI. The Centre for AI Measurement focusses on the technical and scientific foundations of AI assurance to enable responsible AI adoption and drive growth. The AI Security Institute exists to build a scientific understanding of the risks posed by the most advanced AI systems and develop technical mitigations against them. The Regulatory Innovation Office has funded regulator-led projects to strengthen our capability to regulate and use AI and launched a sandbox with the MHRA to address regulatory barriers to innovation. Whilst the Ada Lovelace Institute is an important voice, it is an independent organisation and has not received significant government funding.

The Alan Turing Institute is currently undertaking a strategic shift to focus its efforts on strengthening the UK’s national resilience. Government supports that transition and has been working closely with UKRI and the Turing to ensure the Institute plays a unique and impactful role in our AI ecosystem. Within that role, the Turing is already an active partner in the Laboratory for AI Security Research.