In one sentence
Anthropic is a U.S. AI company that develops the conversational AI "Claude." It is known for safety research and Constitutional AI (AI based on a constitution).
What does it look like in practice?
- OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, pursues "convenience + functionality"
- Anthropic, which makes Claude, emphasizes "safety + reliability"
For example, when enterprises adopt AI for work:
- OpenAI (ChatGPT) = general everyday tasks
- Anthropic (Claude) = work where safety is critical, long-form analysis, specialist domains