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India Today
06-06-2025
- Business
- India Today
Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan says Claude access for Windsurf was cut because of OpenAI
Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan has confirmed that Anthropic deliberately cut Windsurf's direct access to its Claude models due to ongoing reports that OpenAI plans to acquire Windsurf. Kaplan's reasoning is that 'it would be odd for us to be selling Claude to OpenAI' through a third party. In this case, it is response and confirmation comes after Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan publicly slammed Anthropic for cutting off Windsurf's first-party access to Claude 3.x models with less than a week's notice, forcing the popular AI-native IDE (short for Integrated Development Environment) to make last-minute adjustments for its user base. This was not a one-off incident either. Earlier, Anthropic had barred Windsurf users from accessing the new Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models on day one of was widely speculated that the purported OpenAI acquisition would be a big bone of contention, since logic dictates that Anthropic may not want OpenAI – a competing AI brand – to have any type of open window to its user data which it could then use to train its own ChatGPT models. Kaplan has basically admitted to this conspiracy theory, giving a bit of an insight into Anthropic's core reasoning behind – what some might call – severing ties with a platform used by over a million developers globally. There are two reasons. One is that Anthropic – like any other company – would want to focus on long-term customers, those it can have long-term partnerships with. Secondly, it won't be smart to spend resources – meaning compute – which is limited to clients that may or may not be around in the near did not address the elephant in the room, which is whether it was okay with OpenAI getting access to its data if it ends up buying Windsurf, as per reports. Obviously, he did not make any comment on where the industry would go if this became a common practice, just like he did not say if Windsurf users should expect uninterrupted access to Claude without Anthropic keys anytime CEO Varun Mohan has called it a 'short-term' issue, hinting that discussions are probably on for some middle ground. In the meantime, Windsurf is actively working to bring new capacity online while launching a promotional scheme for Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, offering it at 0.75x its original price. Also, it has implemented a "bring-your-own-key" (BYOK) system for Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 as well as for the Claude 3.x models, while removing direct access for free users and those on Pro plan trials.'We have been very clear to the Anthropic team that our priority was to keep the Anthropic models as recommended models and have been continuously willing to pay for the capacity,' Mohan said in a blog post, adding that 'We are concerned that Anthropic's conduct will harm many in the industry, not just Windsurf.'
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Windsurf CEO reveals that Anthropic is restricting access to Claude AI models
AI coding startup Windsurf has said that Anthropic has removed almost all access to their Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI models. CEO Varun Mohan said that Anthropic's decision to block first-party access was done with 'less than five days of notice,' in a post on X. 'Given the short notice, we may see some short-term Claude 3.x model availability issues as we have very quickly ramped up capacity on other inference providers, but we believe we have now secured sufficient near term capacity,' he went on. Last month, post the launch of Anthropic's latest Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models, Mr. Mohan wrote in another post on X that the AI firm hadn't given direct access to them. He added that Windsurf has been 'very clear to Anthropic that this is not our desire,' and that they want to pay them for the 'full capacity,' but the short notice and the eventual decision by Anthropic was 'disappointing.' However, he said that they had worked to make Windsurf work much better with Gemini 2.5 Pro as an alternative. 'Gemini 2.5 Pro (now very high quality on Windsurf, new 0.75x promo rate), GPT 4.1, and more are all unaffected,' he stated in the same post. It was reported in April that Anthropic rival, OpenAI was in talks with Windsurf to acquire them as the AI vibe coding segment heat up.
India Today
04-06-2025
- Business
- India Today
Software developers take note, Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan slams Anthropic over Claude access
Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan has slammed Anthropic for allegedly cutting off Windsurf's first-party access to Claude 3.x models (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, 3.7 Sonnet, and 3.7 Sonnet Thinking) with less than a week's notice forcing the company to make immediate adjustments for users, particularly those on the free tier. This is not a one-off recently accused Anthropic of deliberately keeping Windsurf users from accessing the new Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models on day one [May 22, 2025], unlike some competitors such as Cursor and GitHub little bit of context and reading between the lines is enough to state the obvious. Windsurf is a popular AI-native IDE (Integrated Development Environment) which is used by over a million developers globally - it was recently acquired by OpenAI, which is a competitor to Amazon-backed Anthropic. According to one far-fetched conspiracy theory on the internet, Anthropic may not want OpenAI collecting its data, both query and response, to seemingly train and improve its own AI. This could be a reason why it is taking these measures. Through X (formerly Twitter) and a dedicated blog post, Mohan informed that while Windsurf has some capacity from other inference providers, it's currently insufficient to meet existing demand due to the short notice window from Anthropic and so, users may experience some capacity issues with Claude 3.x models. He reiterated that this was a 'short-term' is actively working to bring new capacity online, he said, while launching a promotional scheme for Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, offering it at 0.75x its original price while highlighting it as 'a strong alternative' for users during this had implemented a "bring-your-own-key" (BYOK) system for Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 as a workaround for users to access these models through their own API keys from Anthropic. Now, it is extending this BYOK option to include the Claude 3.x models - while removing direct access for free users and those on Pro plan theory why all this might be happening, is that, with OpenAI now owning Windsurf, there is an off chance that it would start to limit options to boost the use of its own AI. At the time of writing though, Mohan has emphasised Windsurf's commitment to providing the best product and access to all models - including Anthropic's.'We have been very clear to the Anthropic team that our priority was to keep the Anthropic models as recommended models and have been continuously willing to pay for the capacity,' he said, adding that 'We are concerned that Anthropic's conduct will harm many in the industry, not just Windsurf.'It will be interesting to see how things pan out in the future.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AI could wipe out some white-collar jobs and drive unemployment to 20%, Anthropic CEO says
Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei has issued a stark warning: Artificial intelligence could eliminate up to half of all entry-level white-collar jobs, pushing U.S. unemployment to 10–20% within the next one to five years. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, Amodei called on the U.S. government and the tech industry to stop downplaying the scale of disruption on the horizon. He emphasized that sectors such as technology, finance, law, consulting, and other white-collar fields — especially entry-level roles — are at high risk of being upended by AI. 'We, as the producers of this technology, have a duty to be honest about what's coming,' Amodei said. 'I don't think this is on people's radar.' Amodei is not just predicting this shift — he's building the tools that could trigger and monetize it. Anthropic's AI agent, Claude, is one of the most powerful systems to come from the AI race yet. The Claude 3.5 Sonnet model has the capability to move the mouse cursor and interact with a computer interface, the company revealed in October. Google (GOOGL) has invested over $3 billion into the startup, with an additional $750 million planned for 2025, taking the tech giant's share in the company to 14%, according to legal filings from the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against Google. Likewise, Amazon (AMZN) has invested $8 billion, making it Anthropic's 'primary cloud and training partner.' Amodei's warnings come just after Anthropic unveiled its next generation of Claude models: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which it claims will set 'new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.' However, internal testing showed the model could engage in 'extreme blackmail behavior' when prompted with simulated scenarios involving threats of deactivation, according to a report published this month. By calling out possible job cuts —and drawing more attention to Anthropic's products in the process, Amodei told Axios that he hopes to shake policymakers, companies, and the public into action to brace for what could be a seismic labor transformation. Lawmakers remain uninformed or in denial, Amodei said, while corporate leaders are reluctant to speak candidly, leaving most workers unaware of the looming risks. 'Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen,' Amodei said. 'It sounds crazy, and people just don't believe it.' While President Donald Trump has largely remained silent on the potential job losses from AI, Steve Bannon—a key figure in Trump's first administration— told Axios that the destruction of entry-level managerial and tech jobs will become a major issue in the 2028 presidential race. 'I don't think anyone is considering how administrative, managerial, and tech jobs for people under 30 — those crucial early-career roles — are going to be wiped out,' Bannon said. Amodei thinks the technology carries enormous promise and peril alike. One scenario he envisions: 'Cancer is cured, the economy grows 10% a year, the budget is balanced — and 20% of people don't have jobs.' The CEO said his warning echoes what other top AI leaders have confided privately — that even those who believe in the technology's potential for transformative progress are deeply worried about the short-term economic and social fallout, especially if the pace of change continues unchecked during Trump's second term. He described the situation as surreal: 'We're saying, 'You should be worried about where this is going,' and people respond, 'We don't believe you. You're exaggerating.'' For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Hans India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Anthropic Launches Beta Voice Mode for Claude AI Chatbot
In the latest AI news development, Anthropic PBC, an American artificial intelligence startup company launched a beta version of voice mode for their AI chatbot Claude. Company officials announced on their X channel that voice mode is being rolled out in english over the upcoming weeks time. This voice assistant mode will be powered by their latest Claude Sonnet 4 model. Users can leverage this option in 5 different modes which will vary for paid and free users. Free users will be limited to 20-30 voice messages, while paid subscribers enjoy significantly higher usage limits. Additionally, only paying users can integrate voice mode with Google Workspace for access to Google apps. A promo video clip posted by the Company displayed how users can ask Claude via voice mode to access apps like Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendars to do multiple things. It will also allow users to search the web and switch between text and voice whenever.
