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Anthropic opens Singapore office, signs government deal

Original title: Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs MOU with the Government of Singapore

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What it is: Anthropic has opened a new office in Singapore and signed an agreement with the Singapore government. This partnership aims to promote the safe and responsible use of AI in both the public and private sectors.
How it works: Anthropic will work with Singapore's government on AI safety, testing standards, and sharing research. They will also help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI and improve AI skills for public officers.
Where it is available: The initiative applies to businesses and government agencies in Singapore.
Example: The technology company Grab uses Claude to power a sales assistant that saves its sales teams around 40,000 hours every quarter.

What it is: Anthropic opened its fifth regional office in Singapore and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
How it works: The collaboration involves technical exchanges on model evaluation, testing standards, and incident response. Developers in regulated sectors can also run Claude with in-region inference on Amazon Bedrock.
Where it is available: This applies to developers, public agencies, and enterprises in Singapore.
Example: More than 1,500 engineers at GovTech Singapore are using Claude Code to modernize government systems and speed up software delivery.

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Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs MOU with the Government of Singapore