Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic
TL;DR
Matt Clifford, who drafted AI action plan and advised Starmer and Sunak, hired for senior role at US firm The architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post. Matt Clifford, a successful tech investor, was appointed as AI opportunities adviser by Keir Starmer last year but resigned from the unpaid role six months later for personal reasons. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
The move gives Anthropic firsthand regulatory knowledge, an opportunity for AI policy grounded in practice rather than pure lobbying. The problem is the revolving door between government and vendors, since whoever drafts a national AI action plan should not join one of the regulated labs months later.
For teams building in Europe the signal matters, because the rules they will work under are increasingly shaped around the large US providers.
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