On October 14, 2026, Anthropic officially opened its office at Raffles Place, Singapore, while announcing a cooperation agreement with the Singapore Government regarding AI safety, security, model evaluation, responsible applications, and incident response.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on October 13 on the sidelines of Singapore International Cyber Week between Anthropic co-founder Benjamin Mann and a representative from Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
The focus of cooperation is evaluating the capabilities, risks, and benefits of advanced AI models through collaboration with the Singapore AI Safety Institute and international organizations.
The Singapore Government requires tech companies to enhance transparency and share information promptly when AI incidents or risks arise, thereby improving governance and response capabilities.
Singapore is expanding cooperation with multiple AI corporations. In May 2026, Singapore signed an agreement with OpenAI on AI application innovation. In June 2026, IMDA signed an agreement with Microsoft on AI safety and security. GovTech also partnered with Google DeepMind to develop real-time on-device scam detection technology.
Anthropic has participated in the AI evaluation sandbox of IMDA and the AI Verify Foundation since 2023. The company currently lists 12 job openings in Singapore and focuses on expanding the ASEAN market to serve government agencies, enterprises, and startups.
📌 Conclusion: Singapore is building its AI ecosystem through simultaneous cooperation with Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google DeepMind. The new agreement with Anthropic focuses on 4 areas: AI safety, model evaluation, responsible applications, and incident response. This approach demonstrates how Singapore combines attracting international AI companies with strengthening evaluation capacity, risk governance, and public sector applications.
