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title: "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 (The Guardian)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/matt-clifford-steps-down-as-the-chair-of-the-uk-governments-science-28f0e650
published: 2026-09-07T15:25:49.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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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 (The Guardian)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-09-07 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/matt-clifford-steps-down-as-the-chair-of-the-uk-governments-science-28f0e650

The Guardian : 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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## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260907/p14#a260907p14)

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