Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs government agreement on responsible AI
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Anthropic announced the opening of its fifth office in the Asia-Pacific region, in Singapore, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the country’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The agreement covers technical exchanges on AI safety, security, model evaluation, testing standards and incident response, as well as research on AI adoption, support for small and medium-sized businesses, and training for public officers.
The company says its relationship with Singapore began in 2023, through participation in the Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox and a red-teaming project in four languages. According to Anthropic, Singapore ranks second among 121 countries for Claude.ai usage relative to population, at nearly six times what its demographic size would predict; more than 1,500 engineers and technical staff at GovTech Singapore have adopted Claude Code to modernize government systems.
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The office opening and agreement expand Anthropic’s cooperation with Singapore’s government on AI safety, evaluation and incident response. The reported adoption of Claude Code by more than 1,500 GovTech professionals also connects the institutional partnership with the modernization of public systems, according to the company.
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