The proposal follows a recent White House reversal that restored the UK's access to models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google after lobbying from AI Minister Kanishka Narayan. The Trump administration had previously requested that US labs withhold unreleased software until US testing was complete, a move British officials warned would undermine the UK's bid to lead global AI regulation. While the restored access is a win for the AISI, some observers suggest the Burnham government may soon clash with Washington over the specifics of AI security and regulation.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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US and UK Negotiate Employee Like Access for AI Safety Institute
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The governments of the United States and United Kingdom are negotiating a partnership that would establish Britain's AI regulator as a formal third party auditor of frontier models. Lord Booth-Smith of Anthropic told lawmakers during an oral evidence hearing in the UK Parliament that the talks aim to grant the AI Safety Institute (AISI) a specialized role as a third party evaluator with "employee-like access" to the latest AI systems before they are released to the public.
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