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Claude AI Offers Free Memory Amidst Pentagon Clash
3 Mar
Summary
- Claude AI now offers conversation memory to free users, matching ChatGPT.
- Anthropic faces Pentagon scrutiny over AI use for surveillance and weaponry.
- Claude experienced an outage due to unprecedented demand last week.
Anthropic PBC has made its artificial intelligence chatbot Claude's memory feature available to all users, including those on the free tier. This enhancement allows Claude to recall context across conversations, mirroring a feature already offered by competitor ChatGPT. The company is also simplifying the process for new subscribers to import their chat histories from other AI platforms.
This expansion of features occurs amidst heightened scrutiny of Anthropic by the US Defense Department. The Pentagon has declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk, citing concerns over the potential use of its AI technology for mass surveillance and autonomous weaponry. Anthropic has maintained its stance against such applications, vowing to challenge the Pentagon's designation.
Despite the controversy, Anthropic has reported substantial growth, with free users increasing by over 60% since January and paid subscribers doubling since October. The company recently experienced an hours-long service disruption on Monday, attributed to "unprecedented demand" for its services. The issue was resolved by mid-morning New York time.
