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Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Business
- Tom's Guide
I just read Claude's new blog — and you'd never guess it was written by AI
Anthropic has a new blog called Claude Explains, but it's not your typical corporate blog. As the name suggests, the company's AI chatbot is the one doing much of the writing. Unlike other tech attempts at fully automated content, this experiment is grounded in a cautious, human-in-the-loop approach that puts expert oversight front and center. Launched last week with little fanfare, Claude Explains lives on Anthropic's website and features blog posts that explore technical topics and practical AI use cases.A cheery note on the homepage reads, 'Welcome to the small corner of the Anthropic universe where Claude is writing on every topic under the sun,' making it sound like Claude is blogging freely without supervision. But behind the scenes, Anthropic says it's anything but hands-off. Claude generates the drafts, but subject matter experts and editorial teams enhance the content with insights, examples and practical blog serves as an early example of how AI can augment human work rather than replace it. By generating drafts that are then refined by subject matter experts, Claude helps teams move faster while still delivering high-quality, insightful content; effectively amplifying what human creators can accomplish on their own. Anthropic plans to expand the blog beyond technical topics, with upcoming posts focused on creative writing, data analysis and business strategy. And notably, the company is still hiring across editorial, content and marketing roles — underscoring its view that AI is a tool for humans, not a replacement. Anthropic's new blog arrives at a time when many companies are grappling with how (and how not) to use AI for content creation. OpenAI has teased models for creative writing. Meta wants AI to handle ad copy end to end. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Publishers like Gannett, Bloomberg and Business Insider have all tested AI-written articles — with mixed, often embarrassing, results. Business Insider recently had to walk back book recommendations that may have been generated by AI and pointed readers to titles that didn't exist. Bloomberg corrected dozens of AI-generated summaries. G/O Media drew public backlash for publishing error-filled AI articles without editorial approval. The common thread? Lack of oversight. Anthropic's blog aims to sidestep these missteps by anchoring Claude's contributions in a strong editorial framework. Human editors verify facts, reshape structure and ensure that each post genuinely helps readers understand AI's capabilities — especially in real-world scenarios. Claude Explains is an experiment in AI-generated content, while also making a statment. Anthropic's measured approach, combining AI speed with human judgment, offers a sharp contrast to efforts that rush to automate creativity without a safety net. The company isn't claiming AI can replace writers, in fact, it's showing what's possible when AI tools like Claude are used to support (not supplant) the people behind the content. It's too early to determine if this model will become a new industry standard, but for now, one thing is clear: Claude may be doing the writing, but humans aren't going anywhere and are still very much in charge.
Time Business News
4 days ago
- Business
- Time Business News
Anthropic's Blog Has a Ghostwriter—And It's a Robot Named Claude (Sort Of)
Let's not bury the lede: Anthropic is letting its AI write the blog now. But before you roll your eyes and mutter something about Skynet getting a byline, there's a catch—it's not just AI churning out content and hitting publish. The humans are still very much in the loop. This new content experiment is called Claude Explains, and it's basically Anthropic's attempt to blend algorithmic horsepower with actual editorial judgment. The pieces—mostly technical explainers, use-case walkthroughs, and thinky essays—are drafted by Claude, their in-house AI model family. Then they're passed to human editors for what the company claims is a 'significant editorial process.' (Read: They fix the weird AI bits and make it sound like a human didn't hallucinate it.) 'We're not letting Claude go rogue,' an Anthropic spokesperson insisted. 'Experts go over every piece—fact-checking, smoothing tone, and making sure it's actually helpful.' It's an interesting pivot. The broader AI industry has been barreling into content creation like a freight train with no brakes—churning out SEO sludge, clickbait scripts, and AI-generated nonsense at record speed. Anthropic? They're at least pretending to tap the brakes. They're framing this as a values thing. Anthropic's whole pitch has always been 'safe, steerable AI aligned with human goals,' and that ethos shows up here. They're not just pushing content—they're testing what happens when an AI writes with humans instead of for them. Take a look at some of the blog entries: 'Simplify Complex Codebases with Claude' 'How Claude Approaches Ethical Reasoning' 'Breaking Down Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback' What you'll notice: these are meaty topics, the kind that usually live behind paywalled whitepapers or in obscure arXiv preprints. Claude spits out the initial takes, and then human editors—many with domain expertise—tighten the bolts and make the thing actually readable. It's AI as the first draft, not the final word. In theory, this speeds up content workflows without fully automating them. More insight, less burnout. Faster publishing, fewer hallucinated citations. That's the dream, anyway. But let's be honest: this isn't just a neat blog feature. It's a pressure test. Right now, the internet is absolutely awash in AI-generated slop. From fake news articles to generic blogspam to AI influencers that barely pass a Turing test, it's getting harder to separate signal from noise. So what Anthropic's doing here—putting their AI's name in lights but keeping the humans in the editor's chair—is a gamble on transparency as a trust strategy. They could've easily ghostwrote this stuff with Claude and slapped someone else's name on it. Instead, they're owning it—and putting guardrails around it. The meta-message? AI can be useful. But don't get lazy. Don't get reckless. 'If this works,' the Anthropic rep said, 'Claude Explains could show how AI can support real, meaningful communication. But the human part stays essential.' That's the punchline: Claude's not taking your job. At least not yet. But it is learning how to draft your next blog post. You just might want to proofread it first. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Anthropic's AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight
Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that's generated mostly by the company's AI model family, Claude. Populated by posts on technical topics related to various Claude use cases (e.g. "Simplify complex codebases with Claude"), the blog is intended to be a showcase of sorts for Claude's writing abilities. It's not clear just how much of Claude's raw writing is making its way into Claude Explains posts. According to a spokesperson, the blog is overseen by Anthropic's "subject matter experts and editorial teams," who "enhance" Claude's drafts with "insights, practical examples, and [...] contextual knowledge." "This isn't just vanilla Claude output — the editorial process requires human expertise and goes through iterations," the spokesperson said. "From a technical perspective, Claude Explains shows a collaborative approach where Claude [creates] educational content, and our team reviews, refines, and enhances it." None of this is obvious from Claude Explains' homepage, which bears the description, "Welcome to the small corner of the Anthropic universe where Claude is writing on every topic under the sun." One might be easily misled into thinking that Claude is responsible for the blog's copy end-to-end. Anthropic says it sees Claude Explains as a "demonstration of how human expertise and AI capabilities can work together," starting with educational resources. "Claude Explains is an early example of how teams can use AI to augment their work and provide greater value to their users," the spokesperson said. "Rather than replacing human expertise, we're showing how AI can amplify what subject matter experts can accomplish [...] We plan to cover topics ranging from creative writing to data analysis to business strategy." Anthropic's experiment with AI-generated copy, which comes just a few months after rival OpenAI said it had developed a model tailored for creative writing, is far from the first to be articulated. Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to develop an end-to-end AI ad tool, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently predicted that AI could someday handle "95% of what marketers use agencies, strategists, and creative professionals for today." Elsewhere, publishers have piloted AI newswriting tools in a bid to boost productivity and, in some cases, reduce hiring needs. Gannett has been especially aggressive, rolling out AI-generated sports recaps and summaries beneath headlines. Bloomberg added AI-generated summaries to the tops of articles in April. And Business Insider, which laid off 21% of its staff last week, has pushed for writers to turn to assistive AI tools. Even legacy outlets are investing in AI, or at least making vague overtures that they might. The New York Times is reportedly encouraging staff to use AI to suggest edits, headlines and even questions to ask during interviews, while The Washington Post is said to be developing an "AI-powered story editor" called Ember. Yet many of these efforts haven't gone well, largely because AI today is prone to confidently making things up. Business Insider was forced to apologize to staff after recommending books that don't appear to exist but instead may have been generated by AI, according to Semafor. Bloomberg has had to correct dozens of AI-generated summaries of articles. G/O Media's error-riddled AI-written features, published against editors' wishes, attracted widespread ridicule. The Anthropic spokesperson noted that the company is still hiring across marketing, content and editorial, and "many other fields that involve writing," despite the company's dip into AI-powered blog drafting. Take that for what you will. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
