Keir Starmer’s AI tsar to step down after six months in role

Matt Clifford: ‘For family reasons, I will step back from my role as the prime minister’s adviser on AI opportunities at the end of July.’ Photograph: Zuma/Alamy

Keir Starmer’s artificial intelligence tsar, a key figure in steering the government’s approach to artificial intelligence, is stepping down after six months in the role.

Matt Clifford, the author of the government’s AI opportunities action plan, said he would leave his post next month for personal reasons.