Anthropic Expands Claude AI Access for Government Agencies with AWS Partnership

Anthropic
has
announced
the
expansion
of
access
to
its
AI
models,
Claude
3
Haiku
and
Claude
3
Sonnet,
for
government
agencies
through
the
AWS
Marketplace
and
AWS
GovCloud.
This
move
aims
to
leverage
the
flexibility
and
security
of
Amazon
Web
Services
(AWS)
to
offer
AI
solutions
tailored
for
the
US
Intelligence
Community
and
other
government
entities,
according
to

Anthropic
Blog.

Government
Applications
and
Future
Potential

Claude
AI
offers
a
variety
of
applications
for
government
agencies,
enhancing
services
such
as
citizen
engagement,
document
review,
data-driven
policymaking,
and
realistic
training
scenarios.
Looking
ahead,
AI
could
play
a
pivotal
role
in
disaster
response,
public
health
initiatives,
and
optimizing
energy
grids
for
sustainability.
Used
responsibly,
AI
has
the
potential
to
revolutionize
how
governments
serve
their
constituents,
promoting
peace
and
security.

Adapting
to
Government
Needs

Anthropic
has
made
significant
efforts
to
adapt
Claude
AI
to
meet
the
specific
requirements
of
government
users.
This
includes
making
the
AI
models
available
in
AWS
environments
that
comply
with
stringent
government
security
standards
and
tailoring
service
agreements
to
align
with
government
missions
and
legal
authorities.
For
instance,
Anthropic
has
introduced

contractual
exceptions
to
its
general

Usage
Policy
to
enable
beneficial
uses
by
selected
government
agencies.
These
exceptions
allow
for
legally
authorized
foreign
intelligence
analysis,
such
as
combating
human
trafficking
and
identifying
covert
influence
campaigns.

However,
restrictions
against
disinformation
campaigns,
weapon
design,
censorship,
and
malicious
cyber
operations
remain
in
place.
Currently,
this
policy
applies
only
to
AI
models
at
AI
Safety
Level
2
(ASL-2)
under
Anthropic’s

Responsible
Scaling
Policy.

Commitment
to
Responsible
AI
Deployment

Anthropic
has
consistently
supported
effective
government
policies
for
AI.
The
company
emphasizes
collaboration
with
governments
to
develop

effective
testing
and
measurement
regimes.
Recently,
Anthropic
provided
pre-release
access
to
Claude
3.5
Sonnet
to
the
UK
Artificial
Intelligence
Safety
Institute
(UK
AISI),
which
conducted
pre-deployment
testing
and
shared
the
results
with
the
US
AI
Safety
Institute
(US
AISI).
Anthropic
believes
that
such
collaborations
are
essential
for
safely
transitioning
to
transformative
AI.

As
Anthropic
moves
forward,
it
commits
to
regularly
evaluating
its
partnerships
and
their
impacts,
ensuring
that
AI
serves
the
public
interest
while
mitigating
potential
risks.

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