UK introduces AI Biosecurity Lab backed by up to £300 million

The UK government says the AI Biosecurity Lab is backed by up to £300 million in government funding and company commitments. Techmeme, citing BBC reporting, says the UK plans to invest £100 million and names OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind as supporters. A separate post says up to £200 million would come from OpenAI and Anthropic, and that the lab aims to spot threats earlier and speed up vaccines and treatments.