Case served as the youngest ever cabinet secretary from 2020 to 2024 and currently sits in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.

During his time working in government, Case worked alongside Electric Twin founders Alex Cooper and Dr Ben Warner on the country’s response to Covid-19.

In addition, Case was also the senior official overseeing the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in 2023 and also the formation of the AI Safety Institute (ASI) and the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).

At Electric Twin, Case will advise the business on its ethical approach, helping to provide governance on the development and deployment of the firm’s technology.

Cooper said: “We founded Electric Twin following our experience during a national crisis where the quality of decisions mattered enormously, but the information available to inform decisions was often incomplete. Having worked with Simon in Number 10 during this period, I have a deep respect for his expertise and judgment as we work to solve this problem.  

“Simon drove AI innovation in government and advised the prime minister on ethics at one of the most challenging times in recent history. There is no better candidate to join our Ethics Advisory Board at a time when questions around AI, ethics and institutional decision-making are moving to the centre of public debate.”

Case added: “After years in government, you learn that the hardest part of any decision is having poor data on what might happen next.

“I worked with Alex and Ben in Number 10 and I know that this is a team combining serious technological ambition with a clear sense of public responsibility.”