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The U.K. is gearing up to remove "safety" from the name of its AI institute and replace it with security, sources told Axios.
Why it matters: The move comes as the Trump administration looks to completely revamp the United States' approach to AI and move away from safety as a primary goal.
- Vice President JD Vance told attendees at the AI Action Summit in Paris this week that the future of AI is not going to be "won by hand-wringing about safety."
The big picture: The U.K. is making several AI moves following the summit in Paris where world leaders, companies and scientists gathered on the future of the technology.
"This is a technology we need to supercharge, not suppress," U.K. Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle said in a statement shared with Axios ahead of the official announcement Friday at the Munich Security Conference that the new name will be the AI Security Institute.
- "And that's why we are doubling down our focus to where the technology presents the most serious risks – ensuring we can safeguard the national security of our country and our allies."
Lawmakers in Congress have also been looking to change the name of the U.S. AI Safety Institute.
- Rep. Jay Obernolte's bipartisan AI Advancement and Reliability Act advanced out of committee last year and would establish the Center for AI Advancement and Reliability.
- He's said he'll reintroduce the legislation this Congress.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a response from the U.K. technology secretary.
