[Anthropic to Open Permanent Office in Washington and Triple the Size of Its Public Policy Team] BlockBeats News, March 11, according to Axios, Anthropic is expanding its presence in the U.S. capital in preparation for the U.S. midterm elections. Anthropic will triple the size of its policy team and open a permanent office in Washington this spring to engage with policymakers and think tanks on a long-term basis. Anthropic's new Head of Public Policy, Sarah Heck, stated: 'The pace of AI development is surpassing that of any technology in history, and the window for crafting the right policies is closing.' Heck succeeds co-founder Jack Clark in the role and will report to President and Co-founder Daniela Amodei.