Anthropic insists job for UK innovation agency chair won't cause any conflict
By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 2, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- The chair of a UK government-backed innovation agency who has taken a high-profile role at Anthropic will recuse himself from any matters involving it, the AI giant has said after conflict-of-interest concerns were raised. Anthropic said Matt Clifford's arrangement was agreed with the agency and with the UK business ministry, and that procurement and program-level spending decisions remain with the agency’s executive.AI giant Anthropic has insisted that its new director for international policy will "recuse himself" from any matters that conflict with his role chairing a UK government-backed innovation agency....
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