UK AISI is such a fascinating institution because more than any other effort of its kind it appears poised to become like the Delaware Court of Chancery: a phenomenally powerful institution resident in an otherwise unremarkable jurisdiction
NEW from me: Britain’s AI testing agency outguns US
Britain wants to pour another £120 million — roughly $160 million — into a government lab that tests the world’s most powerful AI models, an infusion of cash that alone is more than 10 times the annual budget of its US counterpart.
It contrasts sharply with the approach in the US, where federal efforts to evaluate AI are receiving far less cash and are shared by different parts of government.
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