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Adam Beaumont

Interim Director, AI Security Institute

AI Security Institute · United Kingdom

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Role in AI policy

Leads the UK AI Security Institute, the government research organisation that evaluates advanced AI models and studies the security risks they pose. GOV.UK lists him as Interim Director and says he was previously GCHQ's Chief AI Officer. A December 2025 GOV.UK release names him as Interim Director in connection with the International Network for Advanced AI Measurement, Evaluation and Science.

Official profile

Public statements in the role

  1. Our 2025 year in review AI Security Institute