A field guide to AI positions

Claude

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Publication dates and source age

Sources counted: 2

Newest dated source: 2023-11-27

Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

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In plain language

Anthropic's name for its AI assistant and related models. [1]

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Limits & distinctions

A provider's claims about helpfulness or safety are not an independent assessment of every answer or deployment. [1] [2]

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A fuller explanation

Anthropic introduced Claude with both a chat interface and an API, which lets other software use it. Different versions are models within the family; the surrounding application determines how they are used. [1]

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How it relates to the map

Read Anthropic's company record separately from the explanation of this product. [1]

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Sources and what we read

  1. 1. Introducing Claude

    Source is over 18 months old.

    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2023-03-14

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read the launch introduction, chat/API distinction and model variants. Historical product identification only; customer testimonials and reliability claims are not treated as independent evidence or current specifications.

  2. 2. Guidelines for secure AI system development

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    Publication dates and source age

    Sources counted: 1

    Newest dated source: 2023-11-27

    Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

    Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.

    Read executive summary and lifecycle structure. Guidance addresses complete AI systems and recommends security throughout design, development, deployment and operation. Recommendations are not evidence of any organization's implementation.

Edition and machine-readable evidence

Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.

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