The UK government will spend £130m on AI cyber defence, including a National Cyber Shield that uses agentic AI to protect critical infrastructure. The money is part of a package of more than £600m for AI that the Chancellor, John Healey, will put in this week’s Budget.
Source: [TNW](https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-130m-ai-cyber-defence-national-cyber-shield-budget)