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# UK minister urges AI firms to boost safety as cyber defences strengthen
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/uk-minister-urges-ai-firms-to-boost-safety-as-cyber-defences-strengthen/
- Published: 2026-10-12T05:21:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T05:21:35.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, United Kingdom, #source_Guardian

The UK’s AI minister Kanishka Narayan calls on frontier AI developers to increase safety efforts, warning Britain cannot rely solely on tech companies. The announcement accompanies plans to strengthen the country’s cyber defences amid rising global concerns over AI risks. **(GUARDIAN)**

[UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety effortsKanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangersCompanies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts, the UK’s AI minister will say, as he announces a strengthening of Britain’s cyber defences.Kanishka Narayan will call on companies developing frontier AI to do more to make sure it is safe. He will say Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their own models and will argue the UK needs to build more of its own AI infrastructure. Continue reading...![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/12/uk-strengthen-cyber-defences-minister-ai-firms-safety&sz=64)Guardian![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9f8f14e2a01ec8c9a4d21b8b65ed45042405e31d/820_0_5862_4690/master/5862.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0bb7e9764b304a7bfe1777acfe980fe9)](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/12/uk-strengthen-cyber-defences-minister-ai-firms-safety?ref=nupath.eu)