Anthropic
Pioneer in constitutional AI focused on safety, known for their Claude model family that excels at reasoning and conversation.
Key Highlights
Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers concerned about safety.
Operates as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) prioritizing societal benefit.
Governed in part by a unique Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT).
Developed 'Constitutional AI' training methodology for safer model alignment.
Known for the Claude family of LLMs (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, including 3.5 versions).
Conducts significant research into AI interpretability ('black box' problem).
Received substantial investments from Amazon ($8B total) and Google ($2B total).
Employs ~800 people and has hired key talent from competitors like OpenAI.
Offers enterprise solutions and an API for accessing Claude models.
Partnered with Palantir and AWS for secure government/defense applications.