Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled UK and its allies must stay one step ahead in new AI arms race, published on 25 November 2024, how will industry investment play a role in the development of autonomous cyber tooling at the Laboratory for AI Security Research.

The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) is at an early stage. We will be working closely with industry and academia to define research priorities. Examples could include the role of AI security on our critical national infrastructure and how we can raise the quality of our cybersecurity to account for AI. Most of LASR's work will be classified and will benefit the UK's AI Security eco-system. The programme is also designed to facilitate industry investment and support the Government's growth agenda.