Anthropic said the expansion reflects Ireland’s growing position as a hub for AI adoption.
Artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research company Anthropic today (13 March) announced plans to create 200 new jobs by 2027 amid the expansion of its Dublin operations into a new, larger premises. The new roles will be in engineering, sales, finance, legal and compliance, and operations.
Anthropic stated that the expansion is in response to “strong enterprise demand in Europe”, as regional revenue has grown 11-fold year on year, driven by enterprises, digital-native businesses and start-ups that are building with Claude.
The organisation also suggested that the expansion is a reflection of Ireland’s growing position as a hub for AI adoption.
Commenting on the jobs announcement, Daniela Amodei, the president and co-founder of Anthropic, said: “We’re expanding our Irish operations to meet strong enterprise demand across Europe. What we hear consistently from Europe’s largest businesses is that they want AI they can trust, systems that are safe, reliable and built with their interests in mind.
“That’s exactly what Anthropic exists to provide and Dublin is the ideal base to deliver it. The talent here is exceptional and we’re proud to be deepening our commitment to Ireland at this pivotal moment for AI adoption in Europe.”
Irish businesses currently utilising Anthropic’s Claude technology include Wayflyer, Tines and Manna. Claude is also used by students here; Zerostrike, a start-up established by three Trinity College Dublin students and one Dublin City University alumnus, recently won first place at HackEurope – a major European coding competition – with a Claude-based project on wildfire prevention.
On the jobs announcement, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, TD said: “Anthropic’s major expansion in Ireland is a strong vote of confidence in our thriving technology ecosystem and our position as a global hub for AI innovation, supported by world-class research, a highly skilled workforce and a pro-innovation policy environment.
“Our recently launched digital and AI strategy – Digital Ireland: Connecting our People, Securing our Future – sets out the Government’s strong ambition to ensure the economy reaps the benefits of digital and AI for growth and competitiveness, to enhance our public services as well as to empower our people to thrive in a digital society.”
Tech giant Microsoft recently announced plans to launch Copilot Cowork, which is a tool based on Anthropic’s popular Claude Cowork. Reportedly, it is part of a larger initiative to take advantage of the growing demand for autonomous agents.
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