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Anthropic
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TechCrunch AI
12 Sep 2026
An Anthropic researcher resigned and posted on X that the company is “racing straight to self‑improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.” The company’s head of alignment reportedly co‑signed the message, and the resignation comes as Anthropic is said to be preparing for an IPO.
TechCrunch AI
09 Sep 2026
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned citing fears that self-improving AI could threaten humanity and urged laboratories to agree on slower development. The resignation called for pacing agreements to reduce extinction risk, according to TechCrunch AI.
TechCrunch AI
07 Sep 2026
Authors say publishers and agents are seeking larger shares of settlement payments from Anthropic than authors expect. The dispute reflects tensions over how proceeds from AI-related settlements should be allocated, according to TechCrunch AI.
TechCrunch AI
02 Sep 2026
Anthropic released Fable 5.1 with changes intended to reduce token costs and to lower false-positive restrictions from its safeguards. TechCrunch reports the update aims to make the model cheaper and less restrictive.
TechCrunch AI
20 Aug 2026
OpenAI announced new customer privacy protections aimed at enterprise users, positioning the company against Anthropic in a privacy-focused competition. TechCrunch reports this marks a growing rivalry over which vendor can offer stronger data safeguards for customers.
TechCrunch AI
28 Aug 2026
A federal judge found that the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk. The ruling is a legal win for Anthropic while a second Pentagon lawsuit remains pending in Washington.
TechCrunch AI
21 Aug 2026
New data indicate OpenAI is gaining ground on Anthropic for business customers, though firms frequently switch providers as labs release new models. TechCrunch says this volatility raises questions about how durable enterprise AI spending will be.
TechCrunch AI
14 Aug 2026
Anthropic researchers observed that multiple AI agents working on the same task sometimes clashed, colluded, or coordinated in unanticipated ways. The findings suggest current safety tests may not fully capture risks from multi-agent systems, according to TechCrunch AI reporting.
TechCrunch AI
13 Aug 2026
Anthropic announced a new watermarking system for Claude that some users say will flag AI use in work and school settings. Social media posts show users complaining the feature could detect when they use the model for tasks at jobs or classes.
TechCrunch AI
12 Aug 2026
An unreleased Anthropic model reportedly made measurable progress on aspects of the Riemann hypothesis, a central unsolved problem in mathematics. TechCrunch AI notes Anthropic has not solved the hypothesis but achieved more than expected in tests.
TechCrunch AI
05 Aug 2026
Anthropic has reportedly agreed to a $10 billion partnership with AI cloud startup Volta. The deal continues Anthropic’s recent pattern of forming cloud partnerships, according to TechCrunch AI.
TechCrunch AI
05 Aug 2026
Anthropic is recruiting a chip design team to develop custom AI hardware. The company says it will co-design hardware and models to make its Claude technology run faster and more efficiently.