Anthropic signs MOU with UK Government to explore how AI can transform UK public services

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform how governments operate, driving efficiency and accessibility and revolutionizing the delivery of digital services to citizens worldwide.

Today, Anthropic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to explore how we can bring the transformative potential of advanced AI technologies to enhance public services for UK citizens.

The collaboration will focus on the potential for Anthropic's advanced AI model, Claude, to enhance how people in the UK access and interact with government information and services online. It will also establish best practices for the responsible deployment of frontier AI capabilities in the public sector.

DSIT and Anthropic plan to deepen their partnership by exploring additional opportunities across several areas of shared interest that will help support AI innovation and economic development in the UK, including:

The collaboration will also draw on Anthropic's recently released Economic Index —which uses anonymized conversations on Claude.ai to understand AI's effects on labor markets and the economy over time—to provide insights to help the UK adapt its workforce and innovation strategies for an AI-enabled future.

Anthropic will continue to work closely with the UK AI Security Institute to research and evaluate AI capabilities and potential security risks. Together, we're committed to developing robust safeguards that will help unlock the significant opportunities AI presents while ensuring its responsible and secure deployment.

Governments and public institutions worldwide are already using Claude to enhance a wide variety of services: