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Anthropic opens Singapore office, signs MOU
Anthropic opened a Singapore office and signed an MOU with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information on AI safety, security and model evaluation.
Reported from Anthropic
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What happened: Anthropic opened a Singapore office, its fifth in Asia-Pacific, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The MOU was signed by MDDI permanent secretary Kai Fong Chng and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann at Singapore International Cyber Week. The two sides will cooperate on AI safety, security and model evaluation, and on research into adoption and impact, with an eye toward responsible deployment.
Context: Singapore is one of Anthropic’s most active markets, ranking second among 121 countries for Claude.ai usage per capita. Local users include GovTech Singapore, where more than 1,500 engineers work with Claude Code, alongside DBS, GIC, Grab, Sea and Supabase. The office is led on the ground by general manager for ASEAN Dale Finlay.
Why it matters: Frontier labs are formalizing relationships with governments on how models get tested and governed, and Singapore is positioning itself as an Asia-Pacific hub for exactly that. Deals like this shape the rules before regulation hardens.
(Original source: Anthropic)
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