Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Haiku AI Chatbot
Anthropic has released its latest AI model, Claude 3.5 Haiku, on its chatbot platform. The model is available on both web and mobile platforms. This launch follows the initial unveiling of 3.5 Haiku in November.
Compared to its predecessor, 3 Opus, the new model boasts equivalent or superior performance on certain benchmarks. It excels in coding recommendations, data extraction and labeling, and content moderation. Gemini 2.0, another advanced AI, offers similar capabilities.
3.5 Haiku generates longer text outputs than the previous 3 Haiku and includes an updated knowledge cutoff for referencing more recent events. However, unlike Android XR and other immersive experiences, it lacks image analysis support, a feature present in Anthropic's other models like 3 Haiku and 3.5 Sonnet.
The pricing of 3.5 Haiku caused some controversy. Initially slated to cost the same as 3 Haiku, Anthropic later justified a price increase due to the model's enhanced "intelligence." This has sparked discussions about the value and cost of increasingly sophisticated AI models, such as those discussed in Deep Tech and Defense Fund initiatives.