Anthropic selected to build AI assistant for UK government
Anthropic selected by UK's DSIT to develop AI-powered assistant for GOV.UK, initially focused on employment support for job seekers.
I came across this one (thanks to my ChatGPT Pulse this morning!) and wanted to make sure I captured it:
Anthropic has been selected by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to develop and pilot an AI-powered assistant for GOV.UK, the company announced on 27 January.
The system will help citizens navigate government services with tailored guidance, with an initial focus on employment support—helping job seekers find work, access training opportunities, and understand available resources.
Agentic AI for public services
The AI assistant will be an agentic system capable of maintaining context across interactions while providing personalised career advice. Anthropic emphasised that user data control and privacy protections are built into the design.
The project will follow DSIT's "Scan, Pilot, Scale" framework for phased rollout, allowing the government to test and refine the system before broader deployment.
Pip White, Anthropic's Head of UK, Ireland and Northern Europe, said: "We're excited to partner with the UK government to help deliver on the AI Opportunities Action Plan."
Chris Ciauri, Managing Director International at Anthropic, added: "Anthropic's UK team plays a key role in advancing our models at the frontier and transforming the public sector."
Building on existing partnership
The selection builds on a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Anthropic and the UK government in February 2025. Under the arrangement, Anthropic engineers will work alongside Government Digital Service staff to ensure the UK government can maintain and operate the system independently.
The announcement comes as Anthropic continues to expand its international presence, including AI education partnerships in Iceland and Rwanda.
The UK has been positioning itself as a leader in AI governance, having hosted the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in 2023 and publishing the AI Opportunities Action Plan that this partnership aims to deliver on.
Full details here.
