According to a report, AI startup Anthropic is working on voice capabilities for its AI-powered chatbot, Claude.
The company’s chief product officer, Mike Krieger, told the Financial Times that Anthropic plans to launch experiences that allow users to talk to Anthropic’s AI models.
“We are doing some work around how Claude for desktop evolves [… ] if it is going to be operating your computer, a more natural user interface might be to [speak to it],” Krieger said. “We will do voice internally […] it is a useful modality to have. We have prototypes.”
The report also noted that Anthropic has held talks with Amazon, the company’s major investor and partner, and voice-focused AI startup ElevenLabs to possibly drive future voice features for Claude. But no deals have been finalized, according to the Financial Times.
Krieger told the publication that Anthropic has had discussions with “a bunch of partners” to potentially speed up the launch of a voice experience.
