Anthropic starts new round of funding

Anthropic, the company behind the AI Claude, is apparently preparing a new round of funding. This is according to a report from The Information. According to the report, the startup could be valued between $30 billion to $40 billion. This would be roughly double the value of a previous round of funding earlier this year. …

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Anthropic improves Claude’s ability to access large databases

Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, presents a new method to improve AI information retrieval. The technology, called Contextual Retrieval, reduces failed searches in large databases by up to 49 percent. When combined with reranking, the error rate is reduced by 67 percent. The process adds context to text snippets before they are …

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Workspaces for Claude help manage AI

Anthropic is introducing “Workspaces”, a new feature for managing AI systems in enterprises. The startup enables the creation and control of multiple isolated environments for Claude AI implementations, Michael Nuñez reports on VentureBeat. Companies can now set spending and usage limits, group API keys, and control access through user roles. The feature addresses key challenges …

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Anthropic helps to craft better prompts

Anthropic has released new features for its Claude language model to help developers create better prompts to optimize the performance of their AI applications.

New version and features for ChatGPT alternative Claude

Anthropic’s new language model Claude 3.5 Sonnet is causing a stir in the AI community. It reportedly outperforms previous models such as GPT-4 in benchmark tests and impresses users with its performance. It can handle complex tasks such as game or web development. Despite weaknesses in simple cognitive tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows the pace …

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Behind the scenes at Anthropic (Claude): security as a priority

In an in-depth article, Time Magazine looks at AI company Anthropic and its efforts to make security a top priority. Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei made a conscious decision not to release the chatbot Claude early to avoid potential risks. Anthropic’s mission is to empirically determine what risks actually exist by building and researching powerful …

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Connect Claude to any API

Anthropic is extending its AI chatbot Claude with a feature that can be used to create custom solutions such as email assistants or shopping bots. By connecting to any programming interfaces (APIs) and with a little programming knowledge, it is apparently possible to develop versatile AI assistants that can, for example, provide personalized product recommendations, …

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Anthropic examines an AI’s processes

Anthropic has published a new research paper that sheds light on exactly how large language models work. They did this by specifically activating certain neurons in the model, for example, for the concept of the Golden Gate Bridge. As a result, this modified version of Claude continuously weaved the Golden Gate Bridge into his responses, …

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Instagram co-founder joins Anthropic

Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, is joining the AI startup Anthropic to drive product development as its new CPO. Anthropic is counting on Krieger’s experience with user-friendly products to better market its AI technology, especially in the business environment.

ChatGPT competitor Claude comes to Europe

Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic is bringing its generative AI assistant Claude to Europe. The chatbot is accessible via a website and an iPhone app, and offers both free and paid subscriptions for individuals and businesses. Anthropic emphasizes Claude’s accuracy, security and privacy, as well as its expertise in numerous European languages. Claude is currently available …

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