Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs MOU with the Government of Singapore
Anthropic opened its fifth Asia-Pacific office in Singapore and signed an MOU with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information.Summary
Anthropic announced the opening of a new office in Singapore, its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The MOU, signed by Permanent Secretary Kai Fong Chng and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann during Singapore International Cyber Week, outlines cooperation on AI safety, security, model evaluation, research on AI adoption, and responsible AI adoption across public and private sectors. Singapore is a key market for Anthropic, with Claude already used by GovTech Singapore, Grab, DBS, GIC, Sea, and Supabase. The company has a history of working with Singapore since 2023 through the Generative AI Evaluation Sandbox and a red-teaming project. Under the MOU, Anthropic plans technical exchanges with Singapore's AI safety institutions, efforts to strengthen AI skills, and sharing of research such as the Anthropic Economic Index. The office opening was accompanied by activities including Builder Summit Singapore and a community meetup.
(Source：Anthropic)