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

<p>Director and peer decries government’s ‘shameful’ copyright rules policy and role of tech investor Matt Clifford</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/24/beeban-kidron-joins-calls-against-keir-starmer-ai-tsar-matt-clifford-over-tech-firm-interests">Continue reading...</a>