The Minister of Science and Technology, Peter Kyle, wrote to the National Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the United Kingdom to inform its presidents of re -focusing on defense and security.
In a message, Kyle said that enhancing the capabilities of artificial intelligence in the UK was “very important” for national security and should be at the heart of the activities of the Alan Torring Institute.
Kyle suggested that the institute fixed his leadership team to reflect its “renewed purpose.”
The Minister of Cabinet said that more government investment at the institute depends on the “delivery of the vision” that he identified in the letter.
A spokesman for the Alan Toring Institute said he welcomed “recognition of our decisive role and will continue to work closely with the government to support its priorities.”
“Torring focuses on highly influential tasks that support the capabilities of artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom, including in defense and national security,” said Torring spokesman.
“We are sharing the government’s vision in Amnesty International, which transforms the United Kingdom for the better.”
The message comes after Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer has committed with the aim of the NATO Alliance to increase defense spending in the United Kingdom to 5 % of national income by 2035 and invested more in the military uses of artificial intelligence technology.
accident Government review of defense in the United Kingdom “It should be an immediate priority to transform power as a transformation towards a greater use of autonomy and artificial intelligence,” he said.
It was established under the government of Prime Minister David Cameron as the National Institute of Data Science in 2015, the Institute added Amnesty International to its jurisdiction after two years.
He receives public funding and was granted a grant of 100 million pounds by the previous conservative government last year.
The Torring Institute’s work focused on artificial intelligence and data science research in three main areas – environmental sustainability, health and national security.
Recently, the institute focused more on artificial intelligence and responsible ethics, and one of its recent reports was on the increasing use of technology by romantic fraudsters.
But Kyle’s speech indicates that the government wants the Turning Institute to make the defense of its main priority, which will be a great focus of the organization.
“There is an opportunity to seize this moment,” Kyle wrote in the letter to the head of the institute, Dr. Douglas Gore.
“I think the institute should rely on its current strengths, and to fix itself more to determine the priorities of defensive capabilities, national security and sovereign capabilities.”
It was a few troubled months for the institute, who finds himself in a stay in 2025.
Last year, the UK’s research and innovation, the government financing body, found “a clear need for the structure of the governance and leadership of the institute for development.”
At the end of 2024, 93 members of the employees signed a letter expressing confidence in the leadership team.
In March, Jean -Ins, who was appointed CEO in July 2023, said that Turning needs to update and focus on artificial intelligence projects, in Interview with the Times Financial.
“A major strategic transformation into a more focused agenda on a small number of problems that have influence in the real world,” she said.
In April, the chief scientist Mark Gerawami said in an interview The organization will take only 22 projects from the 104th portfolio.
Koel Kyle said that the institute “must continue to receive the necessary funding to implement the reforms and provide Turning 2.0.”
But he said that there could be a review of the “longest -term financing arrangement” for ATI next year.
Using artificial intelligence in defense is strong as controversial.
Google’s Alphabet from Google has faced criticism earlier this year for the self -prohibition imposed on developing artificial intelligence weapons.
Meanwhile, the British army and other forces are already investing in tools that support artificial intelligence.
The government defense review said that artificial intelligence techniques “will provide more accuracy, deadly, and cheaper capabilities.”
The review said that “unavailable and independent systems” can be used in the traditional powers of the United Kingdom during the next five years.
In one example, the review said that the royal navy can use “artificial intelligence -backed audio detection systems” to monitor “an increased underwater threat of a Russian submarine power update.”
The goal of the NATO spending that the UK has committed to spending at least 3.5 % on the basic defense, and up to 1.5 % on security -related investments.
When asked whether any government financing goes to the Alan Torring Institute will now be counted on the goal of defense spending, Downing Street said that the security component of 1.5 % will include “investments that raise the comprehensive flexibility of our society.”
The Palantir Technology Company has presented the UK armed data operations program.
Louis Musli, President of Palantir UK and BBC, told the institute’s focus into artificial intelligence techniques was a good idea.
He said: “At the present time, we face a hard mix of political geography and technological revolution – as the world has become a more dangerous place at the present time when artificial intelligence changes the face of war and deterrence.
“What does this mean in practice is that we are now in the male arms race against our opponents.
“The government is right that we need to put all the resources we have to stay in the foreground – because this is our best way to preserve peace.”
Additional reports from Chris Valenc
