Launching the Anthropic Economic Futures Programme in the UK and Europe

Summary

Anthropic is expanding its Economic Futures Programme to the UK and Europe to support research and policy discussions about AI’s effects on labor, productivity, and growth. The expansion begins with an Economic Futures Symposium at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where more than 100 experts and selected researchers will discuss policy proposals. Planned support includes research grants, API credits for UK and EU researchers, forums for evidence-based policy, and more granular data on European AI use. The Anthropic Economic Index reports that coding is Claude’s most common use across Europe, while UK usage most often supports academic research, writing, and educational content; Germany shows high per-capita use for manufacturing equipment, and France records four times the global average for dining, shopping, and nightlife information. Regular public releases will track adoption across European industries and regions as the programme seeks to inform decisions about the workforce transition.

Takeaways

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   The programme’s first UK and European event is an LSE symposium bringing together more than 100 experts from government, academia, and civil society.

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   Claude is most often used for coding across Europe, while academic research, writing, and educational content are its most common reported uses in the UK.

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   The programme will provide grants and API credits to European researchers studying AI’s effects on labor markets, productivity, or value creation.