Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced the establishment of a National Centre for Information Defence to counter state-sponsored disinformation, and committed the UK to leading the development of global artificial intelligence safety standards. The announcements were made during Burnham’s first major international speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. New Centre to Counter Russian Disinformation Burnham told the UN General Assembly that the Kremlin spends approximately £1.3bn each year on information manipulation campaigns. He detailed Russian use of bots, fake websites, falsified newspaper articles, and forged branding of British organisations, including universities and the BBC, to…
