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The company is also restructuring its leadership, with Sarah Heck taking over as Head of Policy, and co-founder Jack Clark becoming Head of Public Benefit. The Anthropic Institute aims to explore the impact of AI on jobs, economies, and societal threats, and will expand the company\u2019s research teams. Notable hires for the Institute include Matt Botvinick from Google DeepMind and Zo\u00eb Hitzig from OpenAI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthropic, an AI company, is opening its first office in Washington, DC, as part of a new research initiative called the Anthropic Institute. 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