Anthropic, a US AI startup, launched the Anthropic Institute to study AI’s societal and economic impacts and named co-founder Jack Clark to lead it as head of public benefit.
Clark said he had “no concerns” about devoting resources to long-term research for the think tank despite potential short-term revenue impacts and expects powerful AI by late 2026 or early 2027.
The institute merges Anthropic’s societal impacts, frontier red team, and economic research groups and starts with about 30 staff including Matt Botvinick, Anton Korinek, and Zoe Hitzig.
Sarah Heck will lead public policy and the company plans a Washington, DC office focused on national security, AI infrastructure, energy, and democratic leadership in AI.
The announcement follows Anthropic’s lawsuit challenging a US government supply-chain risk designation that the company says would bar its clients from using its technology in their work with the Department of Defense.
Originally written by: Diya Lal
Source: Tech In Asia
Published on: 11 March 2026
Link to original article: Anthropic launches new think tank during Pentagon blacklist dispute
