Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude is becoming increasingly popular among technology professionals in San Francisco, according to a report by Kevin Roose in The New York Times. Users praise the chatbot for its emotional intelligence and ability to provide thoughtful advice on various topics, from legal matters to personal relationships. While Claude has fewer users than …
Anthropic has made its latest AI model, Claude 3.5 Haiku, available to all users through its web and mobile chatbot platforms. According to VentureBeat reporter Carl Franzen, the model was previously accessible only to developers via API since October 2024. The new model features a 200,000-token context window, surpassing OpenAI’s GPT-4 capacity. Third-party benchmarking organization …
Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team, a specialized safety testing unit, has conducted extensive evaluations of the company’s latest AI model Claude 3.5 Sonnet to assess its potential dangers. As reported by Sam Schechner in The Wall Street Journal, the team led by Logan Graham runs thousands of tests to check the AI’s capabilities in areas like …
Former Google employees are playing a significant role in shaping the artificial intelligence industry, according to a new study by WriterBuddy.ai. The research found that 14 of the top 50 AI startups are led by ex-Google staff, with these companies collectively raising $14.7 billion in funding and achieving a combined valuation of $71.6 billion. The …
A detailed comparison between two AI language models shows that o1 Pro’s performance advantage over Claude 3.5 Sonnet may not justify its tenfold higher price for most users. Reddit user Kakachia777 conducted an eight-hour test comparing both systems across multiple tasks including complex reasoning, code generation, and scientific analysis. They found that while o1 Pro …
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, emphasized the importance of democratic nations maintaining their lead in artificial intelligence development. In an interview with Madhumita Murgia of the Financial Times, Amodei discussed his company’s recent $4 billion investment from Amazon and outlined his vision for responsible AI development. He highlighted Anthropic’s work with the U.S. …
Anthropic has introduced a new “styles” feature for its Claude AI assistant that lets users customize how the AI communicates. According to Michael Nuñez writing for VentureBeat, the feature allows users to preset formal, concise, or explanatory response modes and upload sample content to create custom communication patterns. The company emphasizes that user-submitted data won’t …
Anthropic has introduced the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source standard designed to connect AI assistants with various data sources. The protocol aims to enable AI models to access information from business tools, software systems, and content repositories through a standardized interface. The company has released pre-built MCP servers for common enterprise systems including Google …
The US Justice Department has proposed forcing Google to unwind its $2 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Anthropic as part of an antitrust case resolution. According to reporting by Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen for Bloomberg, the proposal aims to prevent Google from acquiring, investing in, or collaborating with companies that control consumer search …
Amazon has announced an additional $4 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Anthropic, bringing its total investment to $8 billion while maintaining a minority stake. The investment marks Amazon’s largest outside investment in its three-decade history. As part of the agreement, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will become Anthropic’s primary cloud and training partner. Anthropic will …