Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court
Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court
Publish Date: 2026-03-11 07:57:00
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- Anthropic has launched the Anthropic Institute and announced plans to open an office in Washington, DC to influence future AI policies.
- The company is tripling its Public Policy team as other AI firms also establish a presence in Washington.
- Anthropic recently sued the US government over its supply chain risk designation and must navigate relations with the federal government after a Trump-era executive order restricted its use.
- Sarah Heck will lead Anthropic’s Public Policy efforts, while Jack Clark heads the new Anthropic Institute.
- The Anthropic Institute aims to communicate insights about the challenges emerging with advanced AI, including job and economic impacts and potential threats.
- The institute will combine existing research teams like the Frontier Red Team, Societal Impacts team, and Economic Research team.
- Anthropic has hired prominent AI research experts, including Matt Botvinick from Google DeepMind and Zoë Hitzig from OpenAI, to lead the institute’s initiatives.
