Ken McCallum
Head of MI5 · director general of MI5 · head of the UK's intelligence service, MI5 · Director General, MI5 · MI5 director
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‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons – podcast
According to the description, Ian Sample speaks with Dr Tom Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security about why governments worry that AI could change the stakes for bioweapons, following a warning in the MI5 director general's annual threat speech, and what measures could reduce the risk.
‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons - video
According to the description, Ian Sample speaks to Dr Tom Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security about why governments worry that AI could change the stakes on bioweapons, after a speech by MI5's head Sir Ken McCallum, and what could reduce the risk.
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’
The Guardian reports that, after the Labour conference, senior figures are privately naming AI as a top worry, citing an AI minister's warning on rogue agents, MI5's warning on bioweapons, and a committee hearing. It also records voices urging caution about slowing adoption.
Could AI ‘change the stakes’ in the development of bioweapons?
The Guardian's science editor explains, after the MI5 chief's warning, how AI might help terrorists and states build bioweapons. Experts quoted say AI mainly amplifies existing expertise, while materials, tacit know-how and facilities remain barriers. One expert calls for independent pre-release evaluations and restricted biological data.
OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
Wired reports on the Commons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee's October 13 session. It says Anthropic and OpenAI representatives backed new laws, OpenAI more cautiously, Google DeepMind and Meta did not, and officials described the UK regime as voluntary. A ControlAI clip shows an MP questioning OpenAI about a delay in telling Australia's government of an incident.
MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum: We Have No Experience of Facing an Actor Smarter Than Us
According to the description, ControlAI posted a clip from an MI5 annual threat update in which Director General Sir Ken McCallum warns of the risk posed by AI itself, citing a lack of human experience with an actor smarter than people.