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How Anthropic Built a Safety-First AI Startup
In this episode of Startup Stories, Lucas and Luna explore how Anthropic carved a unique path in the AI race by betting on constitutional AI and safety research. They dive into the founding team's exodus from OpenAI, the $1.24 billion funding round in early 2026, and how the company's focus on interpretability and alignment shaped its product strategy. Learn why Anthropic chose to build its own infrastructure rather than rely on cloud providers, and how that decision impacts its unit economics. The hosts also discuss the launch of Claude 4, the company's first model to break…
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