Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)
Offers Plexal led Laboratory for AI Security Research, linking organisations with universities and intelligence bodies to strengthen resilience.
The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) is a UK government-funded public-private partnership launched in November 2024, dedicated to advancing AI security for national security and economic prosperity. It is delivered by Plexal, the London-based innovation company, in collaboration with Oxford University, The Alan Turing Institute, Queen's University Belfast, the Foreign Commonwealth and De…
Funds AI security research and innovation through a UK government public-private partnership, connecting organizations with academic institutions and intelligence agencies to mitigate risks to and from AI for national security.
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