Samsung SDS has formed a strategic partnership with Anthropic, becoming the first Korean company to enter a business partnership with the U.S. AI company. The two companies signed an agreement in San Francisco on Friday, planning to jointly identify business opportunities in Korea, train applied AI engineers using Claude, and provide Claude Enterprise to Samsung affiliates. Samsung SDS will also conduct joint marketing, proofs of concept and collaborative projects to support corporate clients in adopting AI. Samsung SDS had already introduced Claude Enterprise internally under its “Client Zero” strategy, where messages exchanged by employees surpassed one million during the early stages of the rollout. Claude Enterprise is currently used by about 70,000 employees across 20 Samsung affiliates. Chris Ciauri, managing director of International at Anthropic, stated that Samsung SDS is a key partner to accelerate the adoption of Claude among Korean companies. Samsung SDS CEO Lee June-hee said, “Based on the strengths of both companies, we will support customers’ AI innovation and create new business value through reliable AI solutions.”