The UK is trying to tempt Anthropic PBC to expand its presence in the nation, as it seeks to capitalize on a fight between the maker of artificial intelligence (AI) app Claude and the US Department of Defense, the Financial Times said on Sunday.
British government proposals for Anthropic range from an office expansion in London to a dual stock listing, the newspaper reported, citing people with knowledge of the plans.
Anthropic and the British Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has supported the department’s work, which would be put to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei when he visits late next month, the Financial Times said.
The US government blacklisted Anthropic, designating the company a national security supply-chain risk after it refused to allow the military to use AI chatbot Claude for US surveillance or autonomous weapons.
A US judge temporarily blocked the blacklisting, and the AI start-up has a second lawsuit pending over the supply-chain risk designation.
The report came after Anthropic said on Wednesday last week it would sign an agreement to share its economic index data with the Australian government to help track AI adoption across the economy, and its impact on workers and jobs.
Under the agreement, the Claude maker would share findings on emerging AI model capabilities and risks, participate in joint safety evaluations and collaborate on research with Australian universities. Anthropic said it would also target investments in data center infrastructure and energy across Australia.
“Australia’s investment in AI safety makes it a natural partner for responsible AI development,” Amodei said in Canberra on Wednesday last week. “This memorandum of understanding gives our collaboration a formal foundation.”
The deal mirrors similar agreements with safety institutes in the US, the UK and Japan.
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