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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Beeban Kidron joins calls against PM’s AI tsar over tech-firm interests

Beeban Kidron, photographed at her office in London.
Lady Kidron said the government was forming AI policy exclusively on the advice of tech sector figures. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Beeban Kidron, the film director who is campaigning against government plans to overhaul copyright rules for AI companies, has become the latest high-profile figure to complain about the role being played by the prime minister’s AI tsar, Matt Clifford.

Lady Kidron, an award-winning film director whose work includes Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, said ministers were only listening to people who stood to benefit from the controversial proposals, which will take another step forward on Tuesday.

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