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DEFONEOS × DSIT × AI SAFETY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

DSIT AI Safety & Critical Infrastructure AI Governance Deep-Dive Pack

Sovereign AI governance of UK AI safety standards, foundation model evaluation, critical national infrastructure AI protection, frontier model oversight, and national resilience. 12 entry points × 8 transformation priorities × 6 MCPs. Audit-grade. Signed. UK-sovereign.

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Entry Points
8
Transformation Priorities
6
MCP Servers
6
Backbone Orgs

📋 12 Entry Points

Foundation Models

Foundation Model Safety Evaluation AI

Frontier model assessment. Capability elicitation. Dangerous capability detection. Red-teaming automation. Safety case generation. Pre-deployment evaluation protocols.

Critical Infrastructure

Critical National Infrastructure AI Protection

CNI sector AI risk assessment. Energy grid AI safety. Water supply AI monitoring. Telecoms AI resilience. Transport AI safety. Financial infrastructure AI governance.

AI Standards

AI Safety Standards & Certification AI

ISO 42001 compliance automation. AI management system auditing. Safety standard development. Conformity assessment. International standards alignment. Certification pipeline governance.

Frontier Oversight

Frontier AI Model Oversight & Governance

Compute threshold monitoring. Training run oversight. Deployment gate assessment. Capability threshold tracking. International coordination. Responsible scaling policy enforcement.

Cyber-Physical

Cyber-Physical System AI Safety

OT/IT convergence safety. SCADA AI governance. Industrial control system AI monitoring. Autonomous system safety. Robotics AI safety. Digital twin safety validation.

Incident Response

AI Incident Response & National Resilience

AI incident detection. National AI emergency response. Cross-sector AI failure analysis. Cascading risk modelling. Recovery planning. Lessons-learned integration.

Biosecurity

AI & Biosecurity Governance

Dual-use biological AI oversight. Genomic AI safety. Pathogen AI screening. Biodefence AI monitoring. Research misuse prevention. BWC compliance intelligence.

Nuclear Safety

AI in Nuclear Safety & Security

Nuclear facility AI governance. Radiation monitoring AI. Nuclear material tracking. Nuclear cybersecurity AI. Emergency response AI. ONR compliance automation.

Space

Space Infrastructure AI Safety

Satellite AI governance. Space debris AI tracking. Space-based CNI protection. Satellite communication security. Earth observation AI safety. UKSA compliance automation.

Supply Chain

AI Supply Chain Security & Sovereignty

Semiconductor supply chain AI. Hardware provenance tracking. Software supply chain AI verification. Open-source AI component governance. Vendor risk assessment. Sovereign compute assurance.

Data

AI Safety Data & Monitoring Governance

AI incident database management. Safety metrics framework. Performance benchmarking. Bias detection analytics. Drift monitoring. Public reporting governance.

Parliamentary

AI Safety Parliamentary Accountability

AI Safety Institute reporting. DSIT ministerial briefings. Select committee evidence. Public AI risk communication. International treaty compliance. National Audit Office scrutiny.

⚡ 8 Transformation Priorities

1. AISI Capability Enhancement

AI Safety Institute operational capacity. Evaluation methodology development. Red-teaming infrastructure. International collaboration. Research publication pipeline. Staff recruitment and retention.

2. CNI AI Resilience

Cross-sector AI risk assessment. Dependency mapping. Failure mode analysis. Recovery time objectives. Simulation testing. Emergency response integration.

3. Frontier Model Governance

Compute threshold enforcement. Training run reporting. Deployment gate protocols. Capability assessment frameworks. International coordination mechanisms. Responsible scaling enforcement.

4. Standards & Certification

ISO 42001 adoption acceleration. UK AI safety standards development. Conformity assessment capacity. International mutual recognition. Certification automation. Industry adoption support.

5. Cross-Sector Incident Response

National AI incident reporting system. Cross-sector analysis capability. Early warning systems. Cascading risk modelling. Recovery coordination. Lessons-learned integration.

6. Biosecurity & Dual-Use Prevention

Dual-use AI research oversight. Genomic AI screening. Pathogen AI detection. Research monitoring. International biosecurity cooperation. BWC AI compliance.

7. Sovereign Compute Strategy

Domestic compute capacity. Semiconductor supply chain security. Cloud sovereignty verification. Hardware provenance assurance. Compute allocation governance. International compute partnerships.

8. Parliamentary Transparency

Annual AI safety report. Public risk communication. International treaty reporting. Select committee evidence programme. Public engagement. National audit readiness.

🔧 6 MCP Servers

AISI

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Foundation model evaluation. Red-teaming automation. Safety case generation. Capability assessment. Pre-deployment evaluation. International evaluation coordination.

CNI

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CNI sector AI risk. Energy/water/telecoms/transport AI safety. Cross-sector dependency mapping. Resilience assessment. Incident detection. Recovery coordination.

Frontier

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Compute threshold monitoring. Training run oversight. Deployment gate assessment. Capability tracking. Responsible scaling. International coordination.

Standards

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ISO 42001 compliance. AI safety standards development. Conformity assessment. Certification pipeline. International alignment. Industry adoption.

Incident

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AI incident detection. National emergency response. Cross-sector analysis. Cascading risk modelling. Recovery planning. Lessons-learned integration.

Biosecurity

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Dual-use biological AI oversight. Genomic AI safety. Pathogen screening. Biodefence monitoring. Research misuse prevention. BWC compliance intelligence.

🚫 Red Lines (Never Crossed)

🤝 5-Step Engagement Model

1
Discovery: Map AI safety maturity across CNI sectors. Assess frontier model governance readiness. Benchmark AISI evaluation capability. Identify biosecurity and dual-use risk gaps.
2
Governance Design: Deploy DEFONEOS MCP servers against DSIT/AISI use cases. Configure frontier model oversight and CNI protection protocols. Establish cross-sector AI safety governance.
3
Pilot: Run 90-day pilot across 3 CNI sectors. Measure AI safety improvement. Collect AISI, CNI operator, and regulator feedback.
4
Scale: Roll out across all CNI sectors and frontier AI developers. Integrate with national monitoring infrastructure. Deploy across the AI safety ecosystem.
5
Assure: Continuous audit-grade AI safety governance reporting. Outcome transparency. Parliamentary evidence generation. Annual AI Safety Report contribution.
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