New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- OpenAI and Microsoft have joined the United Kingdom's international coalition to safeguard artificial intelligence development. The technology companies have committed new funding to the UK AI Security Institute's flagship Alignment Project to ensure advanced AI systems remain safe, secure, and under human control.

The announcement was made by UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. This development brings the total funding available for AI alignment research to more than GBP 27 million. OpenAI has provided an additional GBP 5.6 million to the fund, which also receives backing from Microsoft and other international partners.

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