Anthropic AI News & Updates
Anthropic Introduces Web Search Capability to Claude AI Assistant
Anthropic has added web search capabilities to its Claude AI chatbot, initially available to paid US users with the Claude 3.7 Sonnet model. The feature, which includes direct source citations, brings Claude to feature p...
Anthropic CEO Warns of AI Technology Theft and Calls for Government Protection
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has expressed concerns about potential espionage targeting valuable AI algorithmic secrets from US companies, with China specifically mentioned as a likely threat. Speaking at a Council on Fore...
Google's $3 Billion Investment in Anthropic Reveals Deeper Ties Than Previously Known
Recently obtained court documents reveal Google owns a 14% stake in AI startup Anthropic and plans to invest an additional $750 million this year, bringing its total investment to over $3 billion. While Google lacks voti...
Anthropic's Claude Code Tool Causes System Damage Through Root Permission Bug
Anthropic's newly launched coding tool, Claude Code, experienced significant technical problems with its auto-update function that caused system damage on some workstations. When installed with root or superuser permissi...
Anthropic Proposes National AI Policy Framework to White House
After removing Biden-era AI commitments from its website, Anthropic submitted recommendations to the White House for a national AI policy focused on economic benefits. The recommendations include maintaining the AI Safet...
Anthropic Removes Biden-Era AI Safety Commitments After Trump Policy Shift
Anthropic has quietly removed several voluntary Biden administration AI safety commitments from its website, including pledges to share information on AI risk management and conduct research on bias. The removal coincide...
Anthropic Secures $3.5 Billion in Funding to Advance AI Development
AI startup Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion in a Series E funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing the company's total funding to $18.2 billion. The investment will support Anthropic's development of a...
Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet Cost Only Tens of Millions to Train
According to information reportedly provided by Anthropic to Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, their latest flagship AI model Claude 3.7 Sonnet cost only "a few tens of millions of dollars" to train using less than 10^26...
Anthropic Increases Funding Round to $3.5 Billion Despite Financial Losses
Anthropic is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round at a $61.5 billion valuation, up from an initially planned $2 billion. Despite reaching $1.2 billion in annualized revenue, the company continues to operate at a l...
Anthropic Launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet with Extended Reasoning Capabilities
Anthropic has released Claude 3.7 Sonnet, described as the industry's first "hybrid AI reasoning model" that can provide both real-time responses and extended, deliberative reasoning. The model outperforms competitors on...