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MI5 issues alert over alleged Chinese targeting of UK AI research

MI5 issued a public alert alleging that a China-linked organization funded academic work in AI, cybersecurity and related fields to benefit China's state security service; China's embassy denied the allegations.

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UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
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Frontier AI and cybersecurity research is increasingly treated as a national-security asset, adding research access and academic collaboration to the geopolitical technology stack.
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