By Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Publication Date: 2026-02-19 18:00:00
- OpenAI and Microsoft pledge new funding to AI Security Institute’s flagship Alignment Project: an international effort to work towards advanced AI systems that are safe, secure and under control
- AI Alignment – making sure AI acts as intended – is a crucial field of AI research, building public trust in the technologies already reshaping public services and delivering new jobs
- Additional £5.6 million OpenAI backing plus support from Microsoft and others confirmed at the AI Impact Summit means over £27 million is now available for AI alignment research, backing some 60 projects
Leading tech firms OpenAI and Microsoft are the latest to join an initiative spearheaded by the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) – encouraging trust and public confidence in AI as it rewires public services and drives national renewal.
Announced by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan as the AI Impact Summit in India draws to a close today…
