Anthropic targets enterprise clients with AI tools to streamline workflows

Anthropic is making significant strides in targeting enterprise clients with its AI-powered tools, according to a new report.

The Financial Times says the startup, known for its Claude models, is making a big push to help businesses streamline their operations with AI.

The report says the company is now led by Mike Krieger, the former Instagram co-founder and current Chief Product Officer. He’s pushing a focus on “knowledge workers” who are overwhelmed by meetings and documentation.

The report says the company is looking to streamline workflows with an AI assistant that can analyse calendars and other internal data. The idea is to generate a comprehensive report for a client ahead of a meeting, thus eliminating the need to prepare for it at the last minute.

The report also says Anthropic is making strides in voice-driven AI, through partnerships with Amazon and ElevenLabs. The idea is to create an assistant that responds to queries and requests in a way that’s tailored for the professional environment.

This brings Anthropic into competition with the likes of Microsoft, OpenAI and Google, all of whom are battling it out in the AI-for-business arena. Microsoft has integrated CoPilot into Office, while OpenAI offers ChatGPT Enterprise. Google has also been pushing hard with Gemini.

Anthropic’s unique selling points would appear to be a focus on privacy and security, as well as bespoke solutions for individual businesses.

The company recently raised a whopping $3.5 billion in a funding round that pushed its valuation over the $60 billion mark. However, it’s still very much focused on developing generalist foundation models that can serve a range of industries.

Krieger says Anthropic wants to help with everything from coding to knowledge work. The company is different from its rivals who are also exploring consumer devices and broader applications for AI, he says.