AISI — UK AI Security Institute
AISI — UK AI Security Institute
Cross-cutting partner
AISI is both a standards / evaluation body and a research funder (Alignment Project up to £1m per researcher). Engagement straddles standards engagement (Stream F) and funding (Stream E).
Why relevant
- Tripled research team since 2025
- New partnerships with Microsoft (May 2026) and Google DeepMind
- Researcher partnerships and academic secondments are a stated priority
- Alignment Project funding reopens Summer 2026
How to engage
- The Alignment Project — research funding stream; reopens Summer 2026
- AISI research jobs and external research partnerships page
- Evaluation contributions — AISI's evaluation methodology direction has space for academic input
URLs
- Main: https://www.aisi.gov.uk/
- Alignment Project: https://alignmentproject.aisi.gov.uk/
- Research: https://www.aisi.gov.uk/research
Recent partnerships (2026)
- Microsoft–AISI (May 2026): https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/05/05/advancing-ai-evaluation-with-the-center-for-ai-standards-us-and-innovation-and-the-ai-security-institute-uk/
- Google DeepMind–AISI: https://deepmind.google/blog/deepening-our-partnership-with-the-uk-ai-security-institute/
Framing for engagement
RAIDT for AISI: position as measurement / evaluation methodology, not pure compliance. AISI's brief is alignment / safety. Run-level evidence packs as alignment auditing artefact.
Action plan
Notes
- AISI partnership opens doors to Microsoft / DeepMind via the existing partnership chains
- Even non-funded engagement (informal collaboration) is valuable
- See 02-Funding/UK-Public/AISI-Alignment-Project for funding-side detail