Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic is making about $3 billion in annualized revenue, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in an early validation of generative AI use in the business world.

The internet freaked out after Anthropic revealed that Claude attempts to report “immoral” activity to authorities under certain conditions. But it’s not something users are likely to encounter.

Anthropic (an AI startup founded by former OpenAI senior leaders) is reportedly generating around $3 billion in annualized revenue.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said AI may wipe out 50% of all entry-level office jobs.

Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.

Anthropic’s AI Safety Level 3 protections add a filter and limited outbound traffic to prevent anyone from stealing the entire model weights.

Netflix chairman Reed Hastings joined the board of directors of Anthropic, an AI company whose backers include Amazon.

Anthropic has just set the bar higher in the world of AI with its new release: Claude 4. The new models—Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4—are not mere incremental updates. They are a huge leap ahead in coding,