# UK’s Burnham and Canada’s Carney discuss AI risks, defence cooperation

https://mins.news/en/item/61919

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 01:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/uk-and-canada-discuss-ai-risks-and-defence-ties-in-first-bilateral-meeting?traffic_source=rss

> British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held their first bilateral meeting in Liverpool, discussing defence, artificial intelligence risks and joint initiatives. They agreed governments and the technology sector should work together on online safety and AI risks, while also addressing competing plans for an allied military financing bank.

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