News Summary

Anthropic has introduced a new web search feature for its AI assistant Claude, allowing it to access current online information. This addition helps Claude compete with similar functionalities offered by Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, addressing a competitive gap. Initially available for paid users in the United States, the feature will eventually expand to free users and additional countries. The web search capability enhances Claude’s usability for various applications, such as sales planning, financial analysis, and research. This feature allows Claude to perform autonomous searches to gather comprehensive answers, resembling trends seen in Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The upgrade follows the recent release of Claude 3.7 Sonnet, with Anthropic emphasizing improvements in coding capabilities, aligning with CEO Dario Amodei’s prediction about AI’s growing role in software development.