Inside Anthropic's AI Ambitions with Jared Kaplan

This episode of Equity features an interview with Jared Kaplan, co-founder and chief science officer at Anthropic, conducted by Max Zeff at TC Sessions AI. They discuss Anthropic's shift towards agentic AI coding systems, moving beyond chatbots to focus on AI tools that can perform more complex tasks. Kaplan addresses concerns about competition with companies using Anthropic's models, like Cursor, and explains the decision to limit Windsurf's access to Claude AI models due to supply constraints and Windsurf's acquisition by OpenAI. The conversation also covers the scaling laws in AI, the importance of reasoning and agency in achieving AGI, and Anthropic's partnerships with companies like Amazon and the potential for integrating Claude into voice assistants. Kaplan defends Anthropic's stance against Trump's proposed moratorium on state AI regulation and addresses the lawsuit from Reddit regarding data usage for training AI models, while also reaffirming Anthropic's commitment to AI safety and transparency.