May 29, 2026 – 4.00pmThe UK wants to deepen ties with Australia to tackle the risks of advanced artificial intelligence models such as Mythos, boost sovereign tech capabilities in middle-power democracies and eliminate the drag of tall poppy syndrome on entrepreneurship, says Britain’s AI minister.Kanishka Narayan was in Canberra this week to seal an alliance between the UK and Australian AI safety institutes, as both nations try to stay ahead of emerging artificial intelligence threats, including how to block increasingly sophisticated systems from launching cyberattacks.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles