Banishing Code Bias: UK’s AI Safety Body Now Shields Against Cyber, Bio Threats

The UK has rebranded its AI Safety Institute as the AI Security Institute, shifting its mission from ethics and bias to safeguarding against AI-enabled cyberattacks, fraud, and misuse in national security contexts. The change also ends its previous work on algorithmic bias and free speech.

South Asian AI policymakers—from Bangladesh to Nepal—are watching closely, aware of the strategic pivot and its potential influence on regional AI governance models.