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Anthropic launches cheaper AI model, its second release since CEO's call for a slowdown

Anthropic released Sonnet 5.5, a cheaper AI model the company said does not advance the frontier but is better at coding and knowledge work tasks than its predecessor, according to CNBC. The release is Anthropic's second since CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown.

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Anthropic launches cheaper AI model, its second release since CEO's call for a slowdown
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CNBC Technology The company said Sonnet 5.5 doesn't advance the frontier, but that it is better at coding and knowledge work tasks than its predecessor.

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