Anthropic launches Claude web search API, betting on the future of post-Google information access
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Anthropic has introduced web search capabilities for its Claude AI assistant, intensifying competition in the AI search market.
Developers can now access web information through Anthropic’s API, enabling Claude to conduct multiple searches and compile comprehensive answers with source citations.
The move comes as web search undergoes its most significant transformation since Google revolutionized the industry over 20 years ago.
Traditional search is losing ground to AI-powered alternatives, with 19% of consumers already using AI for search, creating the first significant challenge to Google’s stranglehold.
Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, testified that searches in Safari fell for the first time last month, indicating a mass consumer behavior shift towards conversation-based interactions.