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

Director and peer decries government's shameful' copyright rules policy and role of tech investor Matt Clifford

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.

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.