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At a hearing Monday, US District Judge William Alsup blasted a proposed $1.5 billion settlement over Anthropic’s rampant piracy of books to train AI. The proposed settlement comes in a case where Anthropic could have owed more than $1 trillion in damages after Alsup certified a class that included up to 7 million claimants whose works were illegally downloaded by the AI company. Instead, critics fear Anthropic will get off cheaply, striking a deal with aut

Everything about Artificial Intelligence see more Anthropic said it may be close to developing an artificial intelligence capable of accelerating its own improvement. The warning appears in an update to its initial public offering prospectus (S-1/A), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The company says it has not yet reached that stage, but its estimates indicate it could happen soon. The company already uses artificial intelligenc

At this point, we’ve all heard plenty of stories about AI chatbots leading users to harmful actions, harmful beliefs, or simply incorrect information. Despite the prevalence of these stories, though, it’s hard to know just how often users are being manipulated. Are these tales of AI harms anecdotal outliers or signs of a frighteningly common problem? Anthropic took a stab at answering that question this week, releasing a paper studying the potential for wh

Shutterstock / Media Whale Stock A man in Sydney, Australia was arrested this week after telling Anthropic’s Claude that he wanted to kill children at a daycare near his home. As the Sydney Morning Herald reported, 29-year-old David Lan Thackray was taken into custody on Sunday after his disturbing interactions with Anthropic’s Claude were flagged by Interpol. He was charged with using a carriage service to harass, menace, or offend, an Australian criminal

Published on October 20, 2026 at 08:44 Comment 0 𝕏 Print © Unsplash Anthropic announced the launch of the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, an entity designed to redistribute part of the company’s profits. Meanwhile, Elon Musk made a promise to all American children. “It is common for technology companies to offer progressive compensation to their executives. We, by contrast, are directing these funds toward the public good”: Anthropic announced the creation

Published on October 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM Comment 2 𝕏 Print © Anthropic Representatives from Anthropic presented a bill to U.S. lawmakers. The legislation provides that the U.S. government may request the suspension of an AI system if it poses an imminent and foreseeable risk of causing more than 50 deaths or serious injuries, or more than $1 billion in damages. Death therefore has a price for Anthropic. According to media outlet Politico, representatives f

Anthropic increases revenue sevenfold, hits annualized rate above $65 billion Matthias Bastian View the LinkedIn Profile of Matthias Bastian Aug 18, 2026 Anthropic has hit an annualized revenue rate above $65 billion, based on performance through the end of July 2026, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to Bloomberg. That's a sevenfold jump from a year earlier. The company disclosed the figures in a regular investor update, one source sa