Anthropic targets financial advisers with new Claude tool 15-Sep 01:13

AI lab Anthropic on Monday launched a set of tools for financial advisers, ​connecting its Claude chatbot to investment ‌analytics and wealth-management software from firms including BlackRock (BLK.N), Charles Schwab (SCHW.N) and Addepar.

The product, called Claude for ​Financial Advisors, is designed to help financial ​services firms prepare for client meetings, ⁠review portfolios and handle follow-up work.

The launch ​comes days after rival OpenAI introduced a version of ​ChatGPT for the industry, targeting investment bankers and equity researchers with tools for financial research, modeling and ​client materials.

It also builds on Anthropic's ​broader push into financial services, where it has developed ‌tools ⁠based on its AI model Claude for tasks including investment research, portfolio analysis, financial modeling and preparing client materials.

Anthropic's new offering connects ​Claude with ​data and ⁠software from firms including Envestnet, iCapital, Orion, Wealthbox, Wealth.com and Zocks.

The ​announcement comes as the pace and ​cost ⁠of AI development faces growing scrutiny, with industry leaders increasingly questioning whether spending can be ⁠sustained ​and how quickly the technology ​should advance amid mounting fears of misuse.