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Memorandum of Understanding between UK and ElevenLabs on AI opportunities

Published 8 June 2026

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Introduction

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlines the shared intent of the UK government and ElevenLabs to work together to harness the transformative potential of AI to improve public services, strengthen the UK’s position as a global hub for responsible AI, and ensure the benefits of this technology reach every citizen.

This collaboration builds on the existing research partnership between ElevenLabs and the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), announced in February 2026, and broadens the scope of cooperation across public services, talent and upskilling, and the creative economy, in line with the ambitions set out in the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan.

The transformative potential of AI

  • AI has the potential to be the most transformative technology of our time, capable of changing how people live, learn, work, and access public services. Realising that potential for the British public depends on equipping workers, learners, public servants and businesses with the skills and confidence to use AI safely and productively.
  • In the hands of UK citizens, AI will be a powerful tool to drive productivity, accelerate discovery, and create opportunities. AI will also be harnessed to address society’s greatest challenges, which means engaging the public and building trust in technology, ensuring it delivers for all.
  • Recognising the opportunity presented by AI, this collaboration aims to support the UK in building an inclusive, AI-skilled workforce capable of driving growth in every part of the country.
  • This MoU reflects ElevenLabs & DSIT’s shared ambition to make the UK one of the best places in the world to build, deploy and use AI, in line with the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and the Plan for Change. 
  • This collaboration builds on the existing research partnership between ElevenLabs and the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), announced in February 2026, and broadens the scope of cooperation across public services, talent and upskilling, in line with the ambitions set out in the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan.
  • As a company founded in the UK, with its European headquarters in London, ElevenLabs is well placed to contribute to this national mission.

Section 1: Public Sector Adoption and Accessibility

  • ElevenLabs and DSIT will partner to explore how AI can improve how UK citizens access government information and services online, with particular focus on accessibility, inclusion, and multilingual support.
  • Special attention will be given to sharing expertise on how government services can best comply with Service Standard 5 to ‘make sure everyone can use the service’ including those with access needs, such as visual impairments and users of assistive technologies, those with low literacy or digital confidence, and the UK’s linguistically diverse communities, including Welsh-language services and the many other languages spoken across the UK.

Section 2: AI Security

  • ElevenLabs and the UK AI Security Institute will continue and deepen its research partnership established in February 2026. This includes controlled studies on whether people can detect AI-generated voices, and how conversational agent characteristics shape user perceptions of their interactions.

Section 3: Talent and Upskilling

  • ElevenLabs and DSIT will collaborate to cultivate homegrown AI talent and attract international expertise as outlined in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, with particular focus on the voice and audio AI specialty in which the UK is already a global leader.
  • ElevenLabs and DSIT will explore how AI can support workforce development and reskilling efforts, helping people adapt to changing job requirements through accessible and effective training.
  • ElevenLabs will continue to invest in its UK presence across research, engineering, commercial and operational functions, contributing to the UK’s status as a global hub for frontier AI.

This memorandum is voluntary, not legally binding, and without prejudice to any binding agreements. It does not prejudice future procurement decisions.

Signatories

Kanishka Narayan MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety

Mateusz Staniszewski
CEO of ElevenLabs

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