United Kingdom, Oct. 10 -- Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to take up new advisory roles at Microsoft and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic, marking his first major move into the private sector since leaving Downing Street last year.

Sunak is expected to join Microsoft in a non-executive advisory capacity, where he will focus on AI regulation, innovation, and public policy.

The former PM, who made technology and AI a central part of his government's economic strategy, is also set to take on a second position at Antropic focused on "ethical AI deployment" and global tech partnerships.

During his time in office, Sunak positioned the UK as a potential "AI superpower", hosting the AI Safety Summit at Ble...