Anthropic names first Korea chief ahead of Seoul office launch

Anthropic, the US developer of the Claude AI model and a chief rival to OpenAI, said Wednesday it has appointed Choi Ki-young, former head of Snowflake's Korea operations, as the first country head of its Korean unit ahead of the formal opening of a Seoul office.

Senior executives will visit Seoul within weeks to establish the office and meet major corporate customers.

Anthropic registered its Korean entity, Anthropic Korea, in July 2025.

Choi brings more than 30 years of experience in the techn ...