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January 13, 2025

UK government appoints Matt Clifford to oversee AI ‘revolution’ in public services

The move follows Clifford’s authoring of a report setting out how the country can build AI capabilities

The UK government has appointed tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford as advisor to the prime minister Keir Starmer on artificial intelligence, charged with overseeing efforts to “revolutionise” public services by using the technology. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz is a senior reporter at Sifted. He covers AI and UK tech, and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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