Instagram Co-Founder Joins AI Start-up Anthropic as Product Director
Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, has joined Anthropic, a burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, as their new product director. His most recent venture involved developing the AI-powered news analysis application Artifact, now acquired by Yahoo.✴
Anthropic’s Journey to Product Development
Anthropic, founded by former employees from OpenAI, has spent recent years developing a large language model called Claude. Now, a shift towards product creation is imminent, with Krieger heading up all future developments. To keep pace with competitors, Anthropic has launched the Claude app for iOS, now supporting Spanish, French, Italian, German, and an additional Spanish language option.
An Evolving Industry and Anthropic’s Growth
As AI technologies rapidly advance, products based on these advancements are evolving even faster. AI race leaders such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are eager to integrate their AI models into all products and applications quickly. Anthropic might seem a bit slow in comparison, but with nearly $8 billion of funding, most of it coming in just the past 12 months, their pace is far from lagging. Important investors and partners include Amazon and Google, and there are rumours of potential collaboration with Apple in the works.
“Mike’s experience in the development of intuitive products and user experiences will be invaluable as we create new ways for people to interact with Claude, particularly in the workplace,” stated Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. “We are fortunate to have added Mike’s vision and experience to our executive team.” Analysts suggest Krieger’s key task may be discovering business applications for Claude.
The Future of Anthropic and AI
The AI industry is incredibly hot right now, with new ideas and product announcements surfacing nearly every day, further enhancing interest in AI. Krieger has already built a remarkably successful company amidst stiff competition, and stakes could be even higher this time, barring any unexpected burst of the AI bubble.
