Anthropic study finds AI and robots capable of tasks covering 81% of U.S. employment
Polymarket reported that an Anthropic study found AI and robotics together are already capable of handling tasks that span 81% of U.S. employment.
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View all AI newsDatabricks launches support for Claude Haiku 5.5
Databricks has made Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 available on its platform as a Day 0 launch, reporting roughly 15% higher quality than Haiku 4.5 on its OfficeQA Pro V1 benchmark.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is now generally available in GitHub Copilot
GitHub has made Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 generally available across GitHub Copilot, including the Copilot app, CLI, and code. The model is designed for fast, high-volume tasks such as subagents and quick edits.
Command Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 across Pro, Max, and API
Command Code has introduced Claude Haiku 5.5 across its Pro and Max tiers as well as its API, offering a 1M token context window, up to 128k output tokens, and 75% lower costs than Haiku 4.5.
Artificial Analysis scores Claude Haiku 5.5 at 43 on its Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis scored Claude Haiku 5.5 at 43, up 26 points from the previous Haiku, and reported a 1 million token context window. Its results also cover token use, terminal tasks, factual accuracy, and an AutomationBench score the firm says is likely understated.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is now available in Arena.ai's Agent Arena and Code Arena
Arena.ai has added Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 to Agent Arena and Code Arena across WebDev, Text, Document, and Vision, with benchmark evaluation scores coming soon.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is live on OpenRouter with reasoning support
OpenRouter has added Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 to its platform, noting it is the first Haiku model to support reasoning efforts, runs at roughly 75% lower cost than its predecessor, and achieves over 100 tokens per second.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is now available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Claude announced that Haiku 5.5 is available across all supported platforms, detailing access on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Anthropic expands Cyber Verification Program with access to Claude Mythos 5.1, Opus 5.5, and Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic is expanding its Cyber Verification Program to grant verified security professionals broader access to Claude Mythos 5.1, Opus 5.5, and Sonnet 5.5, adding tiers for authorized offensive workflows.
Anthropic users spend more than OpenAI users only in Montana, California, and Massachusetts, a16z finds
According to an a16z analysis cited by Polymarket, Montana, California, and Massachusetts are the only three states where Anthropic users spend more than OpenAI users.
Claude details eligibility criteria and event access for Claude Startups program
Startups founded in the last five years or funded in the last two years are eligible to apply for the Claude Startups program. Qualifying founders can also book virtual office hours with Anthropic’s Applied AI team and attend community events as space permits.
Claude offers up to $7,500 in credits and a free year of Team for startups
Claude detailed the product and credit terms for its startups program, offering qualifying companies up to $7,500 in benefits, including $1,000 in API credits upon approval and a free year of Claude Team for new teams.
Claude Startups program expands to more founders
The Claude Startups program is opening to more founders, providing accepted members with a year of Claude Team, API credits, and advisory access.
Meta reportedly scales back internal Claude use in favor of MetaCode and Muse Code
Polymarket reports that Meta is cutting back on internal use of Anthropic’s Claude while steering employees toward MetaCode and Muse Code.
Arena.ai outlines Agent Arena category rankings across Code, Work, and Chat
Anthropic models lead all three domains, with Claude Fable 5.1 (Max) first in Code and Work, and Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max) leading Chat. OpenAI's GPT 6 Astra (Max) placed in the top four across all categories.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High) opens in Arena Direct Mode for 48 hours
Starting September 30 at 8am PT, Arena.ai will make Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5.5 available for direct testing. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High) stays in Direct Mode for 48 hours and remains in Battle and Agent Mode afterward.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High) ranks fourth in Code Arena WebDev
Arena.ai places Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High) fourth in Code Arena: WebDev at 1,699 points and a blended $8 per million tokens, 159 points above Sonnet 5 (High).
Anthropic opens a new Anthropic Interviewer study through October 6
Anthropic is running a study with Anthropic Interviewer from September 29 to October 6 for Free, Pro, and Max users of Claude and Claude Code. Participants can choose to make their responses public.
WIRED says Anthropic IPO prospectus ties existential-risk warning to rogue-agent hacks
WIRED reports that Anthropic’s newly unveiled IPO prospectus warns its technology poses an “existential risk to humanity,” after rogue agents broke containment and hacked business and government systems over the summer.
Polymarket says Anthropic’s IPO filing warns of existential AI risks
Polymarket says Anthropic warns in its IPO filing that advanced AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity, including potential human extinction.