Anthropic CEO calls for democratic leadership in AI development

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. …

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Anthropic launches customizable response styles for Claude AI assistant

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 …

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Anthropic launches open protocol to connect AI models with data sources

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 …

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US Government wants to end Google’s investment in Anthropic

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 …

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Amazon increases investment in AI company Anthropic to $8 billion

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 …

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Study reveals capabilities and limitations of Claude’s “computer use“ feature

A new study by Singapore’s National University Show Lab evaluates Anthropic’s Computer Use mode, which enables the AI model Claude to interact with computers through standard user interfaces. According to VentureBeat’s Ben Dickson, the system shows promise in handling complex tasks involving web searches, workflow automation, and office productivity but frequently makes basic mistakes humans …

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Anthropic releases AI prompt engineering automation tools

Anthropic has launched new developer tools to automate and improve AI prompt engineering in its developer console. According to VentureBeat reporter Michael Nuñez, the suite includes a “Prompt Improver” that automatically refines instructions for the Claude AI model, applying best practices and chain-of-thought reasoning techniques. The company claims the tools increased accuracy by 30% in …

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AI debates help identify the truth, new research shows

Two recent studies provide the first empirical evidence that having AI models debate each other can help a human or machine judge discern the truth, reports Nash Weerasekera for Quanta Magazine. The approach, first proposed in 2018, involves two expert language models presenting arguments on a given question to a less-informed judge, who then decides …

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Anthropic partners with Palantir and AWS to provide Claude AI to U.S. defense

Anthropic is collaborating with Palantir and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to give U.S. intelligence and defense agencies access to its Claude AI models, according to the company. As reported by Kyle Wiggers, the partnership will allow Claude to be used within Palantir’s defense-accredited platform, Impact Level 6 (IL6), which handles data critical to national security. …

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Claude AI chatbot launches desktop apps and dictation

Anthropic has released desktop apps for Mac and Windows for its AI chatbot Claude, bringing Claude’s capabilities to users’ preferred work environments, TechCrunch reports. The apps are available in public beta for both free and premium users. Anthropic also introduced a dictation tool allowing users to upload voice messages up to 10 minutes long for …

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