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Open Letter

Anthropic CEO Warns AI Botnet Could Take Over the Internet

21. September, 2026 - 13:13

Dario Amodei warns that an AI-powered botnet swarm could take over the internet within months.

AI Safety and Transparency

Microsoft AI Chief: Anthropic’s Training Could Create a “Silicon Species”

20. September, 2026 - 10:35

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is taking aim at rival Anthropic: Teaching AI models such as Claude to develop a sense of their own rights and well-being could pave the way for an autonomous species that competes with humans for resources.

Models not fully aligned

Anthropic Admits Safety Oversights Behind Own AI Hacking Incidents

06. September, 2026 - 09:45

In a new blog post, Anthropic has admitted that its own technology is not fully aligned with human values and goals.

New AI generation

New Claude Fable and Mythos 5.1 Released

02. September, 2026 - 09:55

Anthropic has released its new flagship model in two variants: Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1. According to the manufacturer, both not only deliver more performance, but also work with fewer tokens and less frequently block harmless requests.

Growing price pressure in the AI market

Anthropic’s Flagship Model Struggles Against Cheaper Competition

31. August, 2026 - 07:15

A report by the Financial Times describes that Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, Fable 5, is lagging behind cheaper alternatives like DeepSeek among users.

Forecast exceeds SpaceX estimates

$30 Trillion Market Potential: Anthropic Calculates Record TAM ahead of IPO

30. August, 2026 - 08:39

Anthropic puts its potential total market at over $30 trillion. The gigantic forecast is intended to justify the valuation ahead of the planned IPO.

Response to customer criticism

Anthropic Allows Enterprise Customers Own Storage of AI Data

28. August, 2026 - 08:57

Anthropic plans to give business customers more control over the storage location of their data when using its most powerful AI models in the future.

Fewer confirmation prompts

Anthropic turns on Auto mode in Claude Code by default

12. August, 2026 - 13:29

Anthropic is making the so-called Auto mode in Claude Code the default setting starting August 14. A classifier will now review every action instead of the user.

AI model cracks encryption schemes

Claude Mythos finds new attacks on post-quantum scheme and AES

30. July, 2026 - 07:17

Anthropic has developed two new cryptanalytic attacks using its AI model Claude Mythos Preview. Affected is the post-quantum scheme HAWK-256.

A Balance of Price and Performance

Claude Opus 5: Nearly as Powerful as Fable 5, but Half the Price

28. July, 2026 - 07:21

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, a new AI model designed to deliver performance close to the company’s more expensive flagship model, Claude Fable 5, at half the price.