# Anthropic says Claude drives more than a quarter of its AI R&D

_Published Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Anthropic PBC said more than a quarter of its research and development work for artificial intelligence is driven by its Claude chatbot. The company figure is cited as a sign that AI can help speed up development of future models.

## Sources

- [Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/anthropic-says-claude-drives-26-of-its-research-and-development)

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