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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern UK technology editor

ChatGPT’s chatbot rival Claude to be introduced on iPhone

Young woman looking on her phone on a sofa
Claude’s creator, Anthropic, says its app will be able to access a user’s photo library and camera with permission. Photograph: Renata Angerami/Getty Images

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is facing serious competition, as the company’s rival Anthropic brings its Claude chatbot to iPhones. Anthropic, led by a group of former OpenAI staff who quit over differences with chief executive Sam Altman, have a product that already beats ChatGPT on some measures of intelligence, and now wants to win over everyday users.

“In today’s world, smartphones are at the centre of how people interact with technology. To make Claude a true AI assistant, it’s crucial that we meet users where they are – and in many cases, that’s on their mobile devices,” said Scott White at Anthropic.

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