astra is a powerful model and we are working to make it generally available.
we do not think it is a good strategy to keep powerful models to a chosen few.
given its cyber capabilities, we need a little big longer to do do this safely. but hopefully not too long!
@MarioNawfal The fire is also threatening high-stakes military infrastructure: the CEA Cesta nuclear weapons research center, which houses the Megajoule laser used to simulate nuclear explosions.
Anthropic dropped a free 59-minute Claude Code course:
00:00 – from autocomplete to agents
04:50 – how the agentic loop works
14:07 – `CLAUDE.md` as project memory
26:53 – why Plan Mode comes first
33:31 – live task from brief to commit
54:46 – Skills vs `CLAUDE.md`
Most people use Claude Code like a smarter autocomplete.
This shows how Anthropic uses it to plan, use tools, test, and ship work. Worth more than 99% of paid Claude Code tutorials.
Bookmark this and watch it later.
Krishna Rao is the CFO of Anthropic, and this is his first podcast appearance.
He joined the company two years ago when run-rate revenue was about $250M. Today it is $30B. He has helped raise ~$75B and is responsible for the procurement and allocation of compute.
I feel lucky we get to hear what it is like to sit inside a company this consequential at a moment this pivotal.
We discuss:
- The cone of uncertainty
- How he allocates compute across Trainium, TPUs, and GPUs
- What investors misunderstand about model companies
- Why the returns to frontier intelligence keep rising
- Platform vs application and where Anthropic builds its own products
- How Anthropic uses Claude internally
I have asked my closing question about the kindest thing more than 500 times. Krishna's answer is one I have never heard before.
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:38 The Compute Canvas
6:51 The "Cone of Uncertainty"
11:58 Why the Returns to Frontier Intelligence Are So High
16:45 Recursive Self-Improvement
20:20 Scaling Laws
23:30 Sourcing $100 Billion in Compute
28:05 Platform vs. Application Strategy
32:52 Pricing Dynamics
38:48 How Anthropic’s Finance Team Uses Claude
43:24 Raising Capital & Overcoming Investor Skepticism
52:32 Public Perception, Risks, and Government Regulation
57:25 Mythos Release
1:12:33 What Could Derail the AI Revolution?
1:13:47 Biotech and Healthcare
1:15:31 The Kindest Thing
@elonmusknews30 Yes, I think it’s a good idea. The letter ‘X’ does sound a bit unusual. Elon, I have a question for you: who would you like to see as the next U.S. president after Donald Trump?”
@TrumpDailyPosts@TrumpDailyPosts
Mr. President, you’ve been in the White House for three months now, and what’s happened with the Ukraine-Russia war? You keep talking about peace deals, but nothing has changed. What are you actually doing to stop this war as the U.S. President?
@elonmusk Elon. I can't understand what you're doing in politics?! I totally understand that you're sick of Wokism, but to commit to firing millions of Americans from their jobs is beyond comprehension? You were a role model for everyone, now we don't understand you anymore?
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