Anthropic Cuts Windsurf's Access to Claude AI Amid OpenAI Acquisition Rumors
Summary
Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan revealed the AI company cut Windsurf's access to its Claude models due to rumors of OpenAI acquiring Windsurf, saying 'it would be odd for us to sell Claude to OpenAI.' Kaplan cited computing constraints and a focus on 'lasting partnerships' as reasons for the move.
Key Points
- Anthropic cut access to its AI models for Windsurf due to rumors of OpenAI acquiring Windsurf, as it would be odd to sell its models to a competitor.
- Anthropic is computing-constrained and wants to reserve capacity for lasting partnerships, though it aims to increase model availability soon.
- Anthropic is focused on developing AI coding products like Claude Code rather than chatbots, which Kaplan sees as limited.