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October 4, 2023

Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor

UK’s AI Safety Summit needs to understand the risks posed by AI, says Matt Clifford


Matt Clifford, Entrepreneur First cofounder and UK government AI advisor

The world needs a better understanding of AI frontier models before pressing pause on the technology, according to UK government AI advisor Matt Clifford, who is helping spearhead a summit on the risks of the technology. 

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Cristina Gallardo

Cristina Gallardo was a senior reporter at Sifted based in Madrid and Barcelona. She covered Europe's tech sovereignty, deeptech and Iberia. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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