About | The AI Security Institute (AISI)

[Read the Frontier AI Trends Report](https://www.aisi.gov.uk/frontier-ai-trends-report)

Please enable javascript for this website.

A

A

[![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/663bd486c5e4c81588db7a1d/663bd707a74f2d5ce76ec1df_722beecd083374105961f1fbce0641c4_AISI%20Logo%20Colour%20White.svg)![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/663bd486c5e4c81588db7a1d/663bd707cb0214d8b72951b5_5a103bfcb506b52b4e099f3dc675c649_AISI%20Logo%20Colour%20Dark.svg)](https://www.aisi.gov.uk/)

About

# Equipping governments with a scientific understanding of the risks posed by advanced AI.

We are a mission-driven research organisation in the heart of the UK government.

[Join us](https://www.aisi.gov.uk/careers) [View our work](https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog)

![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/663bd486c5e4c81588db7a1d/66d6833ba0ccdabe3d64acda_AISI-hero-art-no-blur.svg)

## Organisation

### Governments have a key role to play in AI's rapid progress.

AI systems are rapidly becoming more capable and widespread. Governments need to deeply understand the technology and act on emerging risks.

The AI Security Institute (AISI) is a research organisation within the UK government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology working towards this goal: **building the world's leading understanding of advanced AI risks and solutions, to inform governments so they can keep the public safe.**

Our work includes:

- **Testing leading AI systems** before they are released publicly and collaborating with top AI companies to improve their safety and security;
- **Informing policymakers** across the UK and allied governments about emerging capabilities and risks;
- **Advancing research into solutions** with in-house research and >£15 million in grant funding;

To deliver on our ambitious goals, we designed AISI like a **startup in the government**, combining the authority of government with the expertise and agility of the private sector.

### Leaders from across the public and private sectors

- Our Interim Director Adam Beaumont was the **UK intelligence agency GCHQ**'s former Chief AI Officer.
- Our Chief Technology Officer Jade Leung is also the **Prime Minister's AI Advisor**, and she previously led the Governance team at OpenAI.
- Our Chief Scientist Geoffrey Irving and Research Director Chris Summerfield have collectively led teams at **OpenAI**, Google **DeepMind** and the **University of Oxford**.
- Our Chair Ian Hogarth brings experience as a **leading tech investor and entrepreneur.**
- Our advisory board comprises national security and **machine learning leaders such as Yoshua Bengio.**
- Our 100+ technical staff bring experience from leading industry, academic and nonprofit labs.
- Our policy, operations, and strategy teams bring experience from No. 10, the national security community, and many of the UK's best startups and large-scale companies.

### Backed with the resources we need to move fast

- **£66m in funding per financial year** and long-term resourci

... (truncated, 5 KB total)