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UK announces action on disinformation and AI security
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Andy Burnham said Russian agencies spend GBP 1300000000 each year on manipulating information.
Andy Burnham announced a National Centre for Information Defence to counter hostile-state disinformation and information attacks. He also announced a developing UK-US AI defence partnership and UK efforts toward global AI safety standards.
2 sourcesThe Guardian, UN NewsUpdated
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The UK will set up the National Centre for Information Defence.
2 of 2 sources“The Prime Minister said the UK will establish a new National Centre for Information Defence”
The National Centre for Information Defence will detect, attribute and disrupt information attacks by foreign powers.
2 of 2 sources“that will detect, attribute and disrupt information attacks”