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Written question asked by Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Artificial Intelligence: USA

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the United Kingdom's access to frontier AI models, in the light of the United States' decision to restrict access to Anthropic's most recent Mythos and Fable systems.

Answer

This Government takes AI sovereignty and security extremely seriously.

We are investing £500m in UK AI firms via our SovAI Fund, including in home-grown model developers, like Ineffable. This goes beyond just funding, to include support such as visas and procurement.

Sovereignty is not just about access to AI models. It is about building leverage over key parts of the value chain, such as AI hardware. That is why the Government has announced a £1.1 billion AI hardware plan.

Security is also fundamental to the Government's approach. Our AI Security Institute is world leading, and one of a handful of organisations with access to Mythos before release.

This means the UK is not a bystander. Canada, France, Germany and elsewhere recognise our leadership, and want to work with us to build sovereign assets and learn from our approach to risks.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL906
Session
2026-27
Subjects
USA Artificial intelligence Anthropic
Link
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