Australia and the United Kingdom sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on safe and secure artificial intelligence, linking the Australian AI Safety Institute with the UK AI Security Institute.

The agreement enables sharing technical expertise on rapidly evolving AI capabilities, developing international best practices for model testing, and investigating risks such as potential use in sophisticated cyberattacks or as tools for online harms.

The partnership aims to keep pace with rapid AI development and ensure that the benefits of AI are shared, while keeping Australians safe and informed about AI risks.

This information comes from a Tim Ayres media release.

The signing reinforces a democratic coalition designed to keep pace with geopolitical and technological shifts in AI governance.

The pact enables staff exchanges between the two institutes and binds them to co-support the International Network for Advanced AI Measurement, Evaluation and Science.

The agreement includes staff exchanges to bolster day-to-day collaboration and will support joint research into emerging AI risks and international testing and evaluation principles.