Matt Clifford has stepped down from his role at ARIA after criticism of the overlap with his new role at US AI giant Anthropic.
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September 7, 2026
Freya Pratty
2 min read
Matt Clifford has stepped down from his role at ARIA after criticism of the overlap with his new role at US AI giant Anthropic.
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