Anthropic hires architect of UK AI policy as MPs warn of 'clear conflict of interest'

Matt Clifford plans to keep role as ARIA chair while leading the LLM maker's dealings with governments outside North America

Matt Clifford, who drafted AI action plan and advised Starmer and Sunak, hired for senior role at US firm The architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post. Matt Clifford, a successful tech investor, was appointe