Anthropic is emphasising its focus on building “safe” AI models in its pitch to Europe’s top talent, as it looks to outcompete US rivals and homegrown startups for workers amid a major hiring push in the region.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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