Several media and tech executives say UK VC Matt Clifford, who has advised successive Tory and Labour governments, has an outsized influence over AI policy
British venture capitalist has advised successive Tory and Labour governments — Last year, as thousands of customers withdrew … X: @nickswan73 , @hkanji , @james_coe1 , and @krishnanrohit . LinkedIn: Matt Clifford X: Nick Swanson / @nickswan73 : We need more people like Matt, not fewer. This is a bad take from the FT. https://www.ft.com/... Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : The @FT needs to do a better job. “AI Saftey Institute” is not the correct spelling. https://www.ft.com/... James Coe / @james_coe1 : I don't this is is fair. I was sceptical about ARIA but it's one of the examples of trying something new explicitly on the basis that it's possible to do things differently which inherently is an optimistic view of the world https://www.ft.com/... Rohit / @krishnanrohit : Of all the problems that the UK is facing not having more folks like @matthewclifford advising them is right at the top. He's the reason UK has a sane AI policy. [image] LinkedIn: Matt Clifford : Grateful to live in a country where a free media can hold power to account. If the price for that is the occasional slipshod hit piece, it's a price worth paying …