Claude by Anthropic is a privacy-first AI chatbot you can feed requests to via voice and text, and by uploading images and documents. Its nuanced responses can help you draft written content, brainstorm ideas, quickly analyse photos or data, and complete hours of research in minutes.

What we love: Anthropic’s state-of-the-art Claude large language models (LLMs are the foundations upon which AI chatbots are built) are trained to follow logical steps to break down complex problems. You notice this in the expressive, balanced and human-like text responses. Its range covers weighted, evidence-based responses on sensitive topics to tips on improving your photo’s composition. Claude is also the go-to for users looking for private interactions with AI; it vows never to train its LLMs on your inputs.

Quick tip: Want a specific perspective on a question? Apply a user style to Claude by opening with “You are a...” – a quantum physicist, expert veterinarian or person born in a specific country or year, say. Not only will Claude focus on the details that most matter to that role, it can also answer in their voice. (Having it respond “Oh mate, that’s a proper good question!” when asked to choose the best videogame as a British person born in the ‘90s made us chuckle!)

Meet the creator: Anthropic was founded in 2021 with a safety-first approach that prioritises research-grounded, responsible AI advancements over rapid acceleration. Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy aims to acknowledge and avoid the risks of AI while embracing the technology’s potential for transformative innovation.