Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI with a record $965 billion valuation and says its ‘Mythos’ AI model is coming soon
Anthropic has achieved a valuation of $965 billion following a $65 billion funding round, making it the most valuable AI startup globally. The company announced the release of its new AI model, Claude Opus 4.8, which aims to reduce deceptive behavior compared to previous versions. Anthropic is also preparing to launch its Mythos-class models, which have raised concerns about potential cybersecurity risks.
- ▪Anthropic raised $65 billion in a funding round, reaching a valuation of $965 billion.
- ▪The company released Claude Opus 4.8, which is designed to be less deceptive than earlier models.
- ▪Anthropic plans to introduce its Mythos-class models soon, which have advanced coding and cyber capabilities.
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Anthropic is having a busy week. On Thursday, the San Francisco-based AI lab announced it had raised $65 billion in a new funding round that valued the company at $965 billion, making it the most valuable AI startup in the world.Recommended Video On the same day, it also shipped Claude Opus 4.8, a new AI model that Anthropic says is less likely to deceive users or cooperate with misuse than its predecessors. In the same announcement, Anthropic said it expects to bring its Mythos-class models to all customers “in the coming weeks.”Mythos, the existence of which was first reported by Fortune in March, is notable for its coding and cyber capabilities, including the ability to find vulnerabilities in existing software and chain these vulnerabilities together to execute sophisticated cyber…
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