‘Questions remain’ over conflict of interest concerns, says select committee chair
Published on
September 7, 2026
Last updated
September 7, 2026
‘Questions remain’ over conflict of interest concerns, says select committee chair
‘Questions remain’ over conflict of interest concerns, says select committee chair
Published on
September 7, 2026
Last updated
September 7, 2026

MPs welcome move but still want answers over how the conflict of interest was allowed to arise

Matt Clifford quits ARIA after joining Anthropic. MPs want to know how the conflict of interest was cleared in the first place.

Matt Clifford plans to keep role as ARIA chair while leading the LLM maker's dealings with governments outside North America

Matt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firm

Matt Clifford has stepped down from his role at ARIA after criticism of the overlap with his new role at US AI giant Anthropic.

Plans to stay on at ARIA is "a clear conflict of interest," MP says

Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns