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Anthropic extends Claude Fable 5 access to paid subscribers until July 19: Here's what changes later
Claude power users have received an extra week to keep using Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Claude Fable 5. The AI startup on Sunday, July 12, announced that it will be extending access to Claude Fable 5 for paid subscribers until July 19. Subscribers of Claude Pro, Max, Team, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans, where enabled by the organisation, are eligible for the extended promotion. However, free tier users, standard seats on seat-based Enterprise plans, usage-based Enterprise plans, or API usage of Fable 5 are not eligible. Earlier Anthropic had said Fable 5 would be accessible via its Pro, Max, Team, and premium Enterprise subscriptions only through July 7. After the deadline, users who want to continue using Fable 5 would need to pay for additional usage credits. The initial July 7 deadline was then extended to July 12. Now, it has been extended for a third time and is set to expire on July 19. To be sure, carving out Fable 5 access from its subscriptions is not a permanent move as Anthropic has plans to restore access when it has enough compute power to handle the demand. "We've extended this promotion through July 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT," Anthropic noted in a support document. The 50% increase to Claude Code weekly usage limits has also been extended through the same date," Anthropic said in a post on X. What does it mean for subscribers? Fable 5 draws from the same weekly usage pool as other Claude models. As part of the extended promotion, paid subscribers can use Fable 5 for up to 50 per cent of their weekly subscription limits at no extra cost without having to claim or activate anything. However, according to Anthropic, Fable 5 consumes weekly tokens faster than any other Claude AI models. Story continues below this ad Also Read | Anthropic set to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US lifts export restrictions There are several ways to access Fable 5 for paid subscribers. The high-performance, cutting-edge model can be accessed across Claude on the web, Claude Mobile, Claude Desktop, Claude Cowork, Claude Code, Claude Design, Claude for Microsoft 365, Claude for Teams, and Claude Tag. The web, desktop, and mobile versions of Claude allow users to select Fable 5 from the model picker. Once subscribers reach their 50 per cent weekly Fable 5 allowance, they can either continue accessing Fable 5 with usage credits which are billed separately from their subscriptions or switch to another Claude model in order to continue working within their remaining subscription limits at no additional cost.
Anthropic researchers find Claude has a hidden 'thinking' workspace: Here's what it means
Anthropic has claimed that modern large language models (LLMs) such as Claude have a hidden internal workspace which allows them to 'think' about concepts without necessarily revealing those 'thoughts' in their AI-generated responses. This small collection of internal neural patterns in Claude has been named J-space. It represents evidence of internal thoughts that do not appear in the model's outputs, according to a summary of a much longer research paper titled 'Verbalizable representations form a global workspace in language models' published by Anthropic researchers on Monday, July 6. Anthropic also said that it has released a code repository with an open-source implementation of the core methods. It has further developed an interactive demo of the methods on open-weights models in partnership with Neuronpedia. The researchers emphasised that the existence of the J-space in Claude emerged on its own and was not something designed or programmed by them. "More broadly, these findings have changed our understanding of how Claude's mind works, revealing a privileged mental workspace that can be used for deliberate reasoning, operating amidst a sea of more automatic, inflexible processing," Anthropic said. Anthropic's latest research is significant because it could advance efforts to make LLMs more interpretable and influence their behaviour. However, the startup's claims of advanced AI capabilities have previously attracted skepticism, with its researchers consistently raising the possibility that Claude shows signs of human-level consciousness. What is J-space? Named after the Jacobian mathematical concept, J-space is essentially a collection of internal neural patterns in LLMs where each pattern is linked to a particular word. When one of these patterns lights up, it means that the model has that particular word "on its mind". J-space is not the same as 'chain of thought' reasoning in models as "it operates silently, in the model's internal neural activations, allowing the model to think about a concept without writing it down." Anthropic claimed that Claude will tell you what it is thinking about in the J-space when asked. These neural activations can also be modulated by Claude when requested. Story continues below this ad Also Read | What is Claude Science, Anthropic's new AI tool built for researchers? "Representations in the J-space can be used flexibly for many tasks -- for example, once "France" has lit up in Claude's J-space, the model can recall its capital, or its national currency, or the continent it belongs to," Anthropic said. Using its J-space makes Claude smarter. "In experiments where we prevented Claude from using its J-space, it still interacted normally, but lost its higher-order cognitive functions," the company said. However, the LLM may not rely on neural activations in the J-space for most reasoning tasks and capabilities such as speaking fluently, recalling simple facts, using correct grammar, etc. How was the experiment conducted? Anthropic researchers said that the experiments leading to these results were inspired by a prominent theory in neuroscience called the global workspace theory, which proposes to picture the brain as a collection of specialist systems that unconsciously work in parallel and largely in isolation from one another. "If a thought is consciously accessible to you, you can typically describe it if someone asks. We went looking for representations in Claude with the same property..." Anthropic said. Story continues below this ad The researchers further said they utilised a technique called the Jacobian lens, or J-lens, to find the internal activity pattern that makes Claude more likely to say a word in its vocabulary at some point in the future. "Claude processes text through a series of multiple internal stages called layers, and by applying this technique over different layers, we can watch these silent words in the J-space evolve as the model works through what to say," they said. Does this mean Claude is conscious? Anthropic has denied that its latest findings are proof that Claude is conscious like humans and that it experiences feelings. However, it has also added a caveat. While Claude may not have capacity to have experiences, the model's neural activity is consciously accessible. "A thought is "access-conscious" (or "consciously accessible") if you can report it, reason with it, and use it to guide what you do. It remains a contested philosophical question whether or not access consciousness implies phenomenal consciousness, or if the ability to have experiences requires some other property," Anthropic said. Also Read | Anthropic study reveals what users expect from AI and what worries them For now, Anthropic said that it believes the J-space could be a useful tool to offer a glimpse of what Claude is thinking about but not saying. The company plans to use this research to influence and improve Claude's decision-making skills.
Anthropic in talks with Samsung for a potential AI chip collaboration: Report
Artificial Intelligence startup Anthropic is reportedly exploring the development of a custom AI chip and has held discussions with Samsung over a potential collaboration, according to a report by The Information. The development comes months after a Reuters report indicated that Anthropic was considering designing its own chips to address growing concerns around AI hardware availability and supply constraints. However, details surrounding the proposed processor remain unclear. According to the report, Anthropic has not yet finalised the intended purpose of the chip, its server integration strategy, or its performance targets. The company declined to comment on a possible partnership with Samsung. Also Read | UBTech brings companion robots closer to consumers with new U1 humanoid series Anthropic said its infrastructure approach will continue to rely on chips supplied by Google, Amazon and Nvidia, adding that it has nothing further to share regarding discussions with Samsung. The move would place Anthropic among a growing number of AI companies investing in custom silicon to optimise workloads and reduce dependence on Nvidia, which continues to dominate the AI accelerator market. The reported talks also follow recent announcements from competitors. Last week, OpenAI unveiled its first custom inference chip, dubbed 'Jalapeno', developed in partnership with Broadcom. The company claims the processor delivers improved performance-per-watt compared with competing alternatives. Also Read | Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected Meanwhile, Amazon offers its Trainium chips for AI training workloads, while Google continues to expand the availability of its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) through its cloud services. Story continues below this ad Samsung already plays a significant role in the AI supply chain through its semiconductor manufacturing business and partnerships with Nvidia. The South Korean technology giant has also explored collaborations with companies including Google as demand for specialised AI hardware continues to rise. (This article has been curated by Shivani P Menon, who is an intern with The Indian Express)
