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OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development

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By Robert Booth, Julia Kollewe Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to "slow the pace" of AI development after he warned that an AI swarm could otherwise become capable of "taking over the entire internet" within a year. In a rare show of unity, the rival technology leaders threw their weight behind the appeal from the founder and chief executive of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, which came after a series of warnings from AI researchers last week.
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Architect of UK's AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

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By Robert Booth, Dan Milmo Verified
| MSN UK Verified
The chair of the UK government's “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after taking a job with the San Francisco AI firm Anthropic, in a move senior MPs called a “clear conflict of interest”. Matt Clifford announced last week that he was taking a full-time job working for the company behind the Claude chatbot, “leading its engagement” with governments outside the US – including the UK.
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Architect of UK's AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning

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By Dan Milmo Verified, Robert Booth, Kiran Stacey Verified
| MSN UK Verified
The architect of the UK government's AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post. Matt Clifford, a successful tech investor, was appointed as AI opportunities adviser by Keir Starmer last year but resigned from the unpaid role six months later for personal reasons.
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