British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body.
Since then the company, officially called Faculty Science, has carried out testing of AI models for the UK government’s AI Safety Institute (AISI), set up in 2023 under former prime minister Rishi Sunak.
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.
Boris Johnson’s former adviser, Dominic Cummings, then gave government work to Faculty during the pandemic, and included its chief executive, Marc Warner, in meetings of the government’s scientific advisory panel.
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.
