By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 12, 2026, 12:56 GMT | Insight) -- The UK will resume testing of frontier AI models following recent negotiations with the US, AI minister Kanishka Narayan said Monday, as he outlined government plans to strengthen the country's cyber defenses against autonomous AI agents. The announcement, which was made during Narayan's first major speech since becoming a Cabinet Office minister, follows reports that Anthropic and OpenAI did not share their latest models with UK testers due to restrictions reportedly imposed by the US government.The UK will resume testing of frontier AI models following negotiations with the US, AI minister Kanishka Narayan said Monday, outlining government plans to strengthen the UK’s cyber defenses against autonomous AI agents....
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