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  "id": 6145626,
  "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)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/matt-clifford-steps-down-as-the-chair-of-the-uk-governments-science",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-07T15:25:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/07/architect-uk-ai-policy-quits-anthropic-conflict-of-interest-concerns"
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  "summary": "Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company",
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        "title": "Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns",
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        "published": "2026-09-07T14:14:34.000Z"
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        "title": "Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/architect-of-uks-ai-policy-quits-after-anthropic-conflict-of-interest",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:42:24.000Z"
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