U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic has officially launched its Seoul office, marking its entry into the South Korean market.
On June 17, Anthropic held a press conference at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, to announce the opening of its office and discuss its business strategy in Korea. The event featured Ankris Chauri, Anthropic's International Head, and Choi Ki-young, Head of Anthropic Korea. Tom Brown, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict in the U.S.
Choi Ki-young stated, "We recognize that domestic companies and institutions share common goals. The opening of the Anthropic Seoul office signifies the establishment of a long-term foundation for collaboration with leaders in Korea's AI sector."
Before the public event, Anthropic hosted a closed-door meeting with key representatives from major domestic companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and SK Telecom.
Anthropic plans to use its Seoul office as a base to expand collaboration not only with major corporations but also with startups and research institutions across the South Korean AI ecosystem. The company aims to enhance partnerships with businesses, startups, research organizations, and non-profit entities, actively participating in the development of the domestic AI landscape.
According to Anthropic, major companies such as Naver, Nexon, LG CNS, Samsung SDS, and Hanwha Solutions are currently utilizing Claude and Claude Code. The company intends to strengthen support for enterprise AI adoption and developer ecosystems while expanding the use cases of Claude across various industries in South Korea.
Anthropic is also pursuing collaborations in academia and the non-profit sector. The company plans to support research teams at the National AI Research Lab (NAIRL) with Claude, focusing on key areas such as AI safety, model evaluation, alignment, and robustness. Additionally, Anthropic will work with non-profit organizations like Good Neighbors to enhance operational efficiency and public services through AI, broadening its collaborative efforts across the domestic AI ecosystem.
The company is also expanding its connections within the startup ecosystem. Anthropic is currently collaborating with domestic AI startups such as Lunit Technologies and Law&Company, while also increasing engagement with developer communities. On June 16, Anthropic, in partnership with Base Ventures, hosted a "Claude Build Day," offering a hands-on program for over 100 startup founders and developers. Participants experienced the process of developing services and implementing ideas using Claude, guided by Anthropic's engineering, product, and startup leaders.
On June 18, Anthropic will co-host a "Push to Prod Hackathon" with AI-based software platform Replit, investment firm Korea Investment Partners, and Korea Investment Accelerator. Teams will develop services using Claude Code and receive mentorship from Anthropic and Replit engineers.
The opening of the Seoul office comes amid discussions regarding U.S. export regulations on AI technology. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other outlets, on June 12, Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, instructed Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, to halt foreign access to AI models "Mythos5" and "Fable5." Tom Brown's absence from the event is attributed to his participation in discussions regarding the export of Anthropic's latest AI models with the U.S. government.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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