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Anthropic Leapfrogs OpenAI as the Most Valuable AI Startup
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI with $965B valuation after a $65B fundraise and releases a new Claude Opus 4.8 model, enhancing its AI capabilities.
TL;DR
- Anthropic secured a $65 billion fundraise, reaching a $965 billion valuation.
- This valuation makes Anthropic the most valuable AI startup, surpassing OpenAI.
- A new AI model, Claude Opus 4.8, was released with improvements in coding, reasoning, and general knowledge.
- Opus 4.8 includes a new 'effort control' feature to manage computing power usage and reduce costs.
- The company is developing a more advanced model, Mythos, which was delayed due to cybersecurity concerns related to its ability to find vulnerabilities.
- Mythos is expected to be released in the coming weeks after safeguards are developed.