The short version
- On October 14, 2026, Anthropic said it had opened its fifth Asia-Pacific office in Singapore.
- Co-founder Ben Mann and Kai Fong Chng signed an MOU covering AI safety, security, model evaluation, adoption research, and responsible use in the public and private sectors.
- The public note commits Anthropic to Singapore for the long term and does not list headcount, an address, or a delivery calendar.
A fifth Asia-Pacific office
We’re committed to Singapore for the long term.
Anthropic published the news on anthropic.com on October 14, 2026, under Announcements. The company said the Singapore office is its fifth in Asia-Pacific, and that a growing local team will help organizations there stay on the frontier with safe, capable AI.
Dale Finlay, General Manager of ASEAN at Anthropic, said customers in Singapore hold AI to an extremely high standard, especially on reliability and security. A team on the ground, he said, lets Anthropic get closer to organizations putting Claude to work on their hardest problems. The page is also organized around how Singapore is working with Claude and building with the developer community, though the announcement text does not name specific customer deployments.
Who signed the memorandum
We founded Anthropic on the belief that capability and safety have to go hand in hand.
Kai Fong Chng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann signed the MOU on the sidelines of Singapore International Cyber Week. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo and Michael Sellitto, Anthropic’s Head of APAC Policy, witnessed the signing.
Mann described Singapore as a leader in responsible AI with a long record of investment in model testing and evaluation. He said the MOU is a partnership to help the transition to powerful AI go well in Singapore, across Asia-Pacific, and around the world. The page lists related topics that include global expansion, partnerships, government capacity, safety evaluations, and financial services.
| Person | Role in the signing |
|---|---|
| Ben Mann | Anthropic co-founder; signed the MOU |
| Kai Fong Chng | Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Digital Development and Information; signed the MOU |
| Josephine Teo | Minister for Digital Development and Information; witnessed |
| Michael Sellitto | Anthropic Head of APAC Policy; witnessed |
| Dale Finlay | General Manager of ASEAN; quoted on the local commitment |
What the MOU actually covers
The memorandum sets out cooperation rather than a product launch. Anthropic’s account names three bands of work: AI safety, security, and model evaluation; research on AI adoption and its impact; and responsible adoption across the public and private sectors. That lines up with the page description, which highlights AI safety, evaluation, and responsible adoption.
For people using Claude, and for developers shipping with it, the practical signal is proximity plus a government channel on testing and adoption. The note does not publish office headcount, a street address, funding, or a schedule of joint evaluations. What to watch next is whether Singapore and Anthropic turn those three cooperation areas into public evaluation work, adoption research, and clearer guidance for public-sector and private-sector use.
- Safety, security, and evaluation
The MOU names cooperation on AI safety, security, and model evaluation, matching Singapore’s existing emphasis on model testing.
- Adoption research
The parties plan research on AI adoption and its impact, not only on model capability.
- Public and private use
Responsible adoption is meant to cover both government and private-sector organizations.
