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  "title": "Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-says-its-model-claude-is-helping-to-build-the-next-version",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2026/09/17/anthropic-says-its-model-claude-is-helping-to-build-the-next-version-of-itself"
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  "account": "Anthropic's artificial intelligence model Claude is playing a crucial role in developing the next generation of the company's technology. In an announcement on Thursday, the AI lab revealed that Claude is responsible for 26% of the company's model research and development efforts. While Claude does not work completely autonomously, it can handle \"large chunks of work under close human direction,\" according to the company. As AI development leaders call for a slowdown due to safety concerns, Anthropic emphasizes the importance of sharing metrics on development to better understand the progress of leading AI labs. The company also aims to collaborate with external evaluators to monitor safety efforts more effectively.",
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        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Microsoft AI chief warns Anthropic not to put ideas in Claude's head",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/microsoft-ai-chief-warns-anthropic-not-to-put-ideas-in-claudes-head",
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        "outlet": "Computerworld",
        "title": "Anthropic tries to make Claude stickier with launch of Docs and Slides",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/anthropic-tries-to-make-claude-stickier-with-launch-of-docs-and-slides",
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        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "Anthropic’s new Claude Code feature could drain your plan before lunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/anthropics-new-claude-code-feature-could-drain-your-plan-before-lunch",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic says Claude now leads a quarter of work building its next AI models",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic redesigns Claude projects, letting users describe work in one conversation and have Claude manage it across parallel threads, starting in Claude Code (Claude)",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Anthropic says Claude now leads a quarter of work building its next AI models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/anthropic-says-claude-now-leads-a-quarter-of-work-building-its-next-8121211",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic says Claude \"leads\" 26% of its AI R&D work, up from 1% in March, and \"collaborates\" on 90%+, doing large chunks of work under close human direction (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Claude now leads a quarter of Anthropic’s work on next-generation AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/claude-now-leads-a-quarter-of-anthropics-work-on-next-generation-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:47:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T02:42:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-says-its-model-claude-is-helping-to-build-the-next-version-8161917",
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself",
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