Advancing knowledge. Driving growth. Securing the future of AI.

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Cutting-edge research

Real-world innovation

Public-private collaboration

The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) brings together academia, industry, and government to advance UK leadership in AI security research.

Partners

LASR pillars

Academia

Academic research forms the foundation of LASR. Universities and research groups help surface emerging questions, deepen understanding, and identify novel solutions.

Industry

Including both large and small organisations, their real‑world experience developing, deploying and securing AI reveals pressures, threats and gaps that help guide research focus and develop new capabilities.

Opportunity areas

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Pre‑trained models and complex dependencies can introduce hidden risks. Strengthening supply chains supports safer, more trustworthy AI.

As AI systems gain more agency, they face greater exposure to misuse or attack. Strong security foundations help maintain trust in real-world use.

AI depends on secure compute, networks and access controls. Protecting these layers helps ensure AI systems operate safely, reliably and at scale.

Live opportunities

Work with leading institutions on the pressing challenges.

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