Thinking Machines is coming for Anthropic’s intellectual vibe

In ads, influencer partnerships, and blog posts, Anthropic has continued to position itself as the intellectual, even creative, AI platform. “There’s hope in hard questions,” explicates one ad. “Keep thinking with Claude,” suggests another. Anthropic’s models, notably, are named after literary forms, while its CEO, Dario Amodei, has styled himself as a thought leader through a series of heady blog posts. The company’s message is that AI should enhance human cognition rather than offload it. Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded last year by former OpenAI leader Mira Murati, is now putting i...