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

Matt Clifford said he was stepping down to ensure his Anthropic role'doesn't become a distraction' for the government's AI research unit. Matt Clifford said he was stepping down to ensure his Anthropic role'doesn't become a distraction' for the government's AI research unit. Architect of UK's AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns 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 .