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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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
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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