Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:42:24 GMT

Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after taking a job with the San Francisco AI firm Anthropic, in a move senior MPs called a “clear conflict of interest”.Matt Clifford announced last week that he was taking a full-time job working for the company behind the Claude chatbot, “leading its engagement” with governments outside the US – including the UK. But he retained his leadership at the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), which funds frontier science and tech projects. Continue reading...

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