Anthropic

Several core members, including Dario and Daniela Amodei, left OpenAI due to differences in approach, particularly regarding AI safety and commercialization. This divergence highlighted a growing concern within the AI community about balancing innovation with ethical considerations.

Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, focusing on AI safety and alignment. It is said that after OpenAI was commercialized by getting funded from Microsoft, founders of Anthropic left the company disagreeing on the move.

Anthropic raised $124 million in its first funding round, attracting investment from prominent venture capital firms. This influx of capital allowed the company to expand its research capabilities and accelerate its development of safe AI technologies.

Published influential research on Constitutional AI, introducing methods for creating AI systems with built-in behavioral constraints and values.

Anthropic launched Claude, its AI assistant designed to facilitate safe and reliable interactions between humans and AI. Named after Claude Shannon, the father of information theory, this product aimed to embody Anthropic's commitment to ethical AI design.

In a significant milestone, Anthropic secured $580 million in a Series A funding round led by various venture capitalists. This capital was earmarked for further research and development of Claude and other AI systems, positioning Anthropic as a key player in the AI landscape. Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency trading company that was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, invested $500 million in this funding round.

Anthropic released a beta version of Claude to a select group of users for testing. This phase allowed the company to gather valuable feedback on the AI's performance, safety features, and user interactions, paving the way for further enhancements.

Anthropic officially launched Claude to the public, making its advanced AI assistant widely available. This release represented a significant step in democratizing access to AI technology, emphasizing safety and user-friendliness as core principles.

Released Claude 2.0 with improved capabilities, including better reasoning, coding, and math abilities, along with a larger context window.

Amazon announced plans to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, forming a strategic partnership for cloud computing and AI development.

Launched Claude 2.1 with enhanced performance, reliability, and improved capabilities across various tasks.

Announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to deploy Anthropic's AI models on Azure and collaborate on AI safety research.

Released the Claude 3 family of models including Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, representing significant improvements in capabilities and performance across different use cases.