Anthropic gifts new features to users amid aborted Pentagon deal
The company is focusing on its growing user base after a fallout with the Pentagon.
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The company is focusing on its growing user base after a fallout with the Pentagon.
- Anthropic adds some of its paid features for free.
- The decision comes after a surge in new users.
- The company drew attention after disagreeing with the Pentagon over using its services for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weaponry.
Some features of Anthropic’s AI agent, Claude, will be available to users for free amid the Pentagon's questionable use of AI.
The company shared that it’s making the memory feature, which used to be available only to paid subscribers, free.
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Anthropic’s rival, OpenAI, already allows users on its free plan to use the same feature.
The company will also allow users to import their history from other AI agents to Claude.
Anthropic experienced a surge of new users after disagreeing with the US Department of War (DoW) on the use of its technology for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weaponry.
Last week, US President Donald Trump requested that agencies remove Claude from their systems, with the Pentagon stating that Anthropic poses a supply-chain risk, reports Bloomberg.
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Even though such claims put the company at risk, Claude has gained more than 60% active users in its free tier, according to Anthropic, after the company disagreed with the Pentagon’s demands to remove its safeguards.
In the meantime, OpenAI shared that it will arrange its AI models for the DoW. This move prompted its users to boycott ChatGPT.
FAQ about changes to Anthropic’s Claude
What new features is Anthropic making free for Claude users?
Anthropic is making the memory feature, previously available only to paid subscribers, free for all users. Additionally, users can now import their conversation history from other AI agents to Claude.
Why did Anthropic have a fallout with the Pentagon?
Anthropic disagreed with the US Department of War (DoW) on the use of its technology for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weaponry. The company refused to remove its safety safeguards.
How has this affected Claude's user base?
Despite government pushback, Claude has gained more than 60% of active users on its free tier after the company stood firm on its safety principles.
FAQ by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
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