Anthropic Launches Claude AI Assistant, Now Available to Everyone
Anthropic Launches Claude AI Assistant, Now Available to Everyone
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — June 21, 2024 — Anthropic today announced the public availability of Claude, its AI assistant designed to be helpful, harmless, and honest. The launch brings the company’s safety-focused conversational AI to users worldwide, accessible via claude.ai.
Claude is built to assist with a wide range of tasks—from writing and analysis to coding, math, and creative brainstorming—while adhering to rigorous safety standards. Unlike many AI systems, Claude is trained using Anthropic’s Constitutional AI methodology, which instills a set of principles that guide its behavior, reducing harmful outputs and promoting transparency.
“We built Claude to be a reliable and trustworthy assistant that aligns with human values,” said Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. “Making it available to everyone is a major step toward our mission of ensuring AI benefits all of humanity.”
The assistant is designed to refuse inappropriate requests, admit mistakes, and challenge incorrect premises—all while maintaining a natural, conversational tone. Users can interact with Claude through a simple chat interface, with no specialized setup required. Early feedback highlights Claude’s ability to handle complex, multi-step instructions and provide nuanced, context-aware responses.
Anthropic has prioritized safety research since its founding, and Claude’s public release reflects the company’s belief that broad access to carefully constrained AI can accelerate positive adoption while minimizing risks. The team continues to refine the model based on user interactions and ongoing alignment research.