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Read techUK Head of Cloud, Data Analytics and AI Sue Daley's comment on the Government's announcement of an adviser to the Office for AI and Chair of the AI Council.

techUK yesterday welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Matt Hancock of the appointment of Dr Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Deepmind, as an adviser to the Government’s Office for Artificial Intelligence and Tabitha Goldstaub, co-founder of Cognitionx, as the chair and spokesperson of the new AI Council.

Commenting on the announcement, Sue Daley, techUK’s Head of Data Analytics and AI yesterday said:

“techUK has long called for industry to be deeply engaged in taking forward the Government’s AI strategy and has heralded the importance of maintaining the UK’s AI leadership. The appointment today of Demis Hassabis and Tabitha Goldstaub certainly achieves both these goals. It also sends a very clear, positive message that; only by government and industry working together, will we realise the full potential of AI. techUK also welcomes the continued leadership of Dame Wendy Hall on AI skills, given that building the next generation of UK AI talent is vital to securing the UK’s AI future.”