UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a plan to make the country a global leader in the AI industry, including investing over $100 million in an AI Taskforce and launching major AI scholarships. Sunak emphasized the importance of safety research to address concerns about AI technology and pledged to ensure that AI is used safely and responsibly in the UK.

The government's plan includes collaboration with AI companies such as Google's DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, which have committed to giving early or priority access to their AI models for research and safety purposes. However, concerns have been raised about the potential dangers of excessive government supervision and the need for a balanced approach to prevent institutionalized biases.