Etiquetas: government relations

British officials are preparing a package of incentives to persuade San Francisco‑based AI firm Anthropic to expand its London office and list shares on a UK exchange. The effort comes as the company battles a dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense, which halted a multi‑year contract after Anthropic refused to soften its AI safety guardrails. While the DoD designation as a supply‑chain risk remains under a court‑ordered stay, the United Kingdom sees an opening to attract the startup, even as rival OpenAI has already committed to a London expansion. Leer más

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fielded public questions on X after the company accepted a Pentagon contract that Anthropic had declined. Users and employees raised concerns about the firm’s involvement in surveillance and autonomous weaponry, while Altman emphasized deference to democratic institutions. The episode highlighted OpenAI’s shift from a consumer startup to a component of national‑security infrastructure and exposed its limited preparedness for the accompanying political and operational pressures. Simultaneously, the Department of Defense’s threat to label Anthropic a supply‑chain risk intensified industry anxieties about government contracts and regulatory scrutiny. Leer más