{
  "id": 5297759,
  "title": "Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/matt-cliffords-move-to-anthropic-draws-criticism-not-cool",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:58:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sifted",
    "slug": "sifted",
    "url": "https://sifted.eu/articles/matt-clifford-anthropic-criticism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Matt Clifford, former co-founder of accelerator Entrepreneurs First and UK AI adviser to the prime minister, announced on Wednesday his impending move to US AI company Anthropic. This decision has sparked criticism.\n\nFreya Pratty, Sifted's associate editor covering UK tech, reports on the news. She also leads Sifted's investigations. Anne Sraders, a senior reporter at Sifted based in Berlin, covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter, Up Round.\n\nAccording to the source, this move has drawn criticism from certain quarters.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Matt Clifford leaves Entrepreneurs First to join Anthropic",
    "Move sparks criticism from certain quarters",
    "Clifford was UK AI adviser to the prime minister"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}