The Latest Breaking News from Claude

A musical Turing test for AI consciousness

Letters: Stephen Ladyman suggests a question to ask artificial intelligence systems, while John van Someren is suspicious of advice he got from the AI assistant Claude

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Who Is Andrej Karpathy? OpenAI Co-Founder Joins Rival Anthropic to Advance Claude's AI Research

Andrej Karpathy, a prominent AI researcher, joins Anthropic, marking a notable shift in the AI industry. His move follows Anthropic's rapid revenue growth and strategic hires from rival companies.

International Business Times UK · May 20

"Instead, Claude Just Made Up More Stuff"

"How [plaintiff's lawyer] then could have blindly and solely trusted Claude to remedy the brief is difficult to fathom."

Reason · May 19

Claude AI helped a Bitcoin owner recover nearly $400,000 in lost crypto — after spotting a forgotten wallet backup hidden for more than a decade

Claude helped recover nearly $400,000 in lost Bitcoin after more than a decade.

TechRadar · May 15

US judge considers Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of authors' lawsuit

A federal judge is seeking more details on Anthropic's $1.5 billion AI settlement with authors, delaying final approval. The case, the largest US copyright settlement, involves claims of unauthorized book use for AI training. Objections cite insufficient payouts and attorney fees, while some authors opt out.

The Economic Times · May 15

Claude is telling users to go to sleep mid-session and nobody, including Anthropic, seems to fully understand why it keeps doing it

A staff member at Anthropic called the behavior, a “bit of a character tic.”

Fortune · May 14

Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' and losing wallet password 11 years ago — bot tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup

An X user shared how they were able to recover the password on their old cryptocurrency wallet using Claude and some luck.

Tom’s Hardware · May 14

People Are Asking AI Models For Life Advice; Is That Prudent?

We have spent years debating whether AI is trustworthy enough to drive our cars or screen our job applications. We forgot to ask whether we'd trust it with something as intimate as our mental health.

International Business Times · May 14

No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious

Dawkins appears to have gone from atheist to AI-theist: perhaps he doesn’t view AI as God, but he certainly seems to see it as God-like

The Guardian - US · May 14

Claude AI has started telling some users to sleep, drink water, and stop working — and people can’t stop talking about it

Claude is urging users to log off and sleep during late-night conversations.

TechRadar · May 13