Anthropic to open Milan office, expanding push into Europe

ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. AI ​startup ​Anthropic will open an office in Milan this month, expanding further into ‌Europe after opening offices in Paris and ⁠Munich late last year on growing demand for ‌generative AI tools.

Anthropic, co-founded ‌in 2021 by siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, is planning to triple its international workforce ​to meet a rise in demand for its Claude AI large language models ⁠outside the United States. Its European bases include Dublin and Zurich ​plus a London office employing about 200 staff.

"After France and Germany, Italy ​is a natural next step,” ‌Chris Ciauri, Anthropic’s managing director of international, said in an interview published ⁠by Italy’s Il Corriere della Sera.

The expansion comes as companies across Europe race to deploy AI ⁠systems to boost productivity while policymakers debate how to ​regulate the fast-moving technology.

Daniela Amodei said governments should act early to avoid repeating mistakes made with social ‌media platforms, where safeguards lagged widespread adoption.

Anthropic has clashed with the Trump ‌administration, notably by insisting on guardrails restricting how its ⁠models can be ‌used for military purposes ​such as targeting weapons autonomously or domestic surveillance.

(Reporting by Giselda Vagnoni;Editing by Elaine ‌Hardcastle)

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