AI is giving people professional superpowers": Claude's product lead explains the future of AI in exclusive Tom's Guide interview
Key Points:
- Anthropic, creator of Claude AI, has rapidly grown into a major AI competitor, focusing on safe and interpretable AI development rather than flashy features like image or video generation.
- The company prioritizes AI safety, with Claude Opus 4.5 rated as the safest AI model in the Safety Index, emphasizing robust alignment to prevent misuse by hackers or malicious users.
- Anthropic approaches new AI capabilities cautiously, such as its browser extension, which was initially released to a limited user group to mitigate novel security risks like prompt injections.
- Unlike competitors, Anthropic avoids adding non-essential features, concentrating instead on practical applications that advance productivity and address complex professional and personal challenges.
- The company’s leadership openly discusses AI risks and