A company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, the NHS and education is also developing AI for military drones.
Governments around the world are racing to understand the safety implications of artificial intelligence, after rapid improvements in generative AI prompted a wave of hype around its possibilities. The spokesperson said Faculty has a decade of experience in AI safety, including on countering child sexual abuse and terrorism.
In November, the AISI contracted Faculty to survey how large language models “are used to aid in criminal or otherwise undesirable behaviour”. The AISI said the winner of the contract – Faculty – “will be a significant strategic collaborator of AISI’s safeguards team, directly contributing key information to AISI’s models of system security.
Bennett also highlighted that the UK government has “yet to make a full commitment” to ensure there is a human in the loop for autonomous weapons systems, as recommended by the Lords committee.