Anthropic has hired a new Managing Director of International Affairs to lead its engagement with governments across Europe, Asia-Pacific and beyond as countries seek greater influence over how AI is developed and deployed.
Matt Clifford joined the artificial intelligence company this month, he announced in a post on LinkedIn.
"I’ve spent the last few years working on some of the big questions that AI poses to governments and countries. It’s clear that the decisions that will shape AI’s impact shouldn’t be made by any one actor – it will take industry, governments, and civil society working together. People everywhere want real agency over how this technology is built and used in their societies, and they should have it. Anthropic takes that seriously, which is why I’m joining," Clifford wrote.
Clifford will be based in London and work with Anthropic’s leadership to "bring the benefits of AI to the world."
Prior to joining Anthropic, Clifford co-founded talent investor and business incubator Entrepreneurs First, where he served as CEO for 12 years, and is now its non-executive chair.
He also held senior roles in U.K. AI policy, including advising the prime minister on AI opportunities and representing the UK at the 2023 AI Safety Summit.
Clifford will remain in his positions as Chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) and of Entrepreneurs First, but is planning to step back from everything else, he noted in the post.
Anthropic has been building out its roster, hiring professionals across the artificial intelligence and technology spectrum.
Last month, Anthropic appointed Robert Mahari as the company’s first head of Claude for Legal. Mahari will work alongside Mark Pike, who has led product efforts for Anthropic’s legal vertical. Together, they will help shape and expand the company’s legal AI offerings.
In May, Anthropic hired Andrej Karpathy, a co-founder of OpenAI and former director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision at Tesla.
Anthropic is targeting an initial public offering that could rival or exceed the record set by SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX), highlighting just how much investor enthusiasm has built around the artificial intelligence industry.
SpaceX targeted $75 billion for its IPO and ultimately raised about $86.2 billion once the overallotment option was exercised. Anthropic is looking to match or exceed that record.
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