The UK's chief AI adviser was just hired by @AnthropicAI.
But he's staying on as chair of the government body that funds AI research.
Same person playing both sides.
The people writing AI policy are now employed by the labs that policy is supposed to check.
Compute concentration is a problem for GPUs and for governance.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/02/architect-of-uks-ai-strategy-joins-anthropic
But he's staying on as chair of the government body that funds AI research.
Same person playing both sides.
The people writing AI policy are now employed by the labs that policy is supposed to check.
Compute concentration is a problem for GPUs and for governance.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/02/architect-of-uks-ai-strategy-joins-anthropic