Axios

OpenAI's ChatGPT previewed the future with its chatbot release in late 2022. Anthropic's latest Claude AI takes you there.

Why it matters: Claude Opus 4.5 — which powers Anthropic's agent tools, Claude Code for developers and the newly released Cowork — lets anyone quickly turn an idea into a functioning program or app, using plain English.

Companies in the U.S. are splashing out on AI — an increasing share are signing up for paid subscriptions to ChatGPT and other models.

Why it matters: AI adoption is happening quickly,  and the race to grab market share is far from settled.