The market for artificial intelligence (AI) models is especially hot at the moment, and Anthropic is taking note.
On Thursday, several Claude users reported via social media that the company had just made its latest model in that family, 3.5 Haiku, generally available to all users of the chatbot.
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Originally announced in October, 3.5 Haiku is, Anthropic says, the company’s fastest model, “ideal for software teams looking to streamline their coding process and boost productivity.” Other suggested use cases include data extraction, content moderation, personalization, and building chatbots that require scalable engagement.
Although the release has been confirmed by several outlets and users, Claude itself seemed a bit confused about whether it was running the latest version of Haiku. When I asked, Claude stated that its sibling model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, is the most up-to-date.
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