"Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy."
"His consultancy has echoed much of this zeal through a stream of policy papers arguing that artificial intelligence should be put at the heart of government. However, critics are concerned that Blair, who is known to be close to Keir Starmer's government, has been able to set the agenda without enough public scrutiny. The documents released to the Guardian under freedom of information legislation show how the 12 diners discussed the government's evolving policies on artificial intelligence at what was described a salon dinner."
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner at the end of January in a five-star London hotel that brought together leaders of six technology companies and Poppy Gustafsson, the government's investment minister. The event was organised by the Tony Blair Institute and described as a salon dinner where 12 diners discussed the government's evolving artificial intelligence policies. Blair promotes technology and his consultancy advocates placing artificial intelligence at the heart of government. Critics express concern that close ties between Blair, political leaders, and major tech figures could steer policy with insufficient public scrutiny. Questions have been raised about overreliance on large donations from Larry Ellison exceeding $300m.
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