<ul><li>The Alan Turing Institute has issued a report calling for urgent action to protect the UK's AI research ecosystem.</li><li>Higher education institutions in the UK are frequently targeted by nation-state threat actors seeking to steal intellectual property and exploit the 'dual-use' nature of AI technology.</li><li>The report emphasizes the need for a cultural change to prioritize risk awareness and security practices, as well as filling the AI skills gap and providing research security training.</li><li>Academia and the government must strike the right balance between academic freedom and protecting the vital asset of AI research.</li></ul>

Nation-state threats are targeting UK AI research

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