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Matt Clifford steps down as the chair of the UK government's science and tech research unit after joining Anthropic, following conflict of interest concerns

Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company

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Matt Clifford steps down as the chair of the UK government's science and tech research unit after joining Anthropic, following conflict of interest concerns

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