Anthropic says no to ads on Claude chatbot, weeks after OpenAI move
CNBC • • business
Key Points:
- Anthropic announced that its AI chatbot Claude will remain ad-free, contrasting with OpenAI's recent decision to test ads within ChatGPT.
- The company emphasized that ads would feel inappropriate given the personal nature of conversations with Claude and stated that its revenue comes from enterprise contracts and subscriptions.
- Founded by former OpenAI researchers, Anthropic focuses on improving Claude without third-party influence, despite potentially missing out on advertising revenue.
- OpenAI plans to introduce clearly labeled ads to free and ChatGPT Go users in the U.S. to help cover its extensive infrastructure costs.
- Anthropic launched its first Super Bowl campaign highlighting its commitment to keeping Claude ad-free with the tagline, "Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude."
