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Matt Clifford to leave ARIA role amid Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

Matt Clifford is stepping down from his position at the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency due to concerns over a potential conflict of interest with his work at AI lab Anthropic.

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  1. Matt Clifford to leave ARIA before Anthropic role becomes a 'distraction' www.theregister.com
  2. Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns Sifted

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