Claude Chatbot Now Features Web Search Capability

Anthropic’s Claude chatbot introduces web search functionality, enhancing its knowledge with real-time information.

Big news from Anthropic—Claude, their AI chatbot, just got a major upgrade with web search capabilities. Yep, you heard that right. For now, it’s in preview mode for U.S. users who’ve paid up, letting Claude scour the web to dish out smarter answers. Want in? Just tweak your profile settings on the Claude web app, and boom, you’re set. Claude will start pulling info from all over the internet to spice up its responses.

Here’s the kicker: this shiny new feature is only for the latest and greatest, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. And when Claude does its web magic, it doesn’t just spit out facts—it cites its sources, making it a breeze for you to check where it’s getting its info from. It’s like having a conversation with someone who’s always got the latest gossip (but, you know, actually useful).

With this move, Claude’s stepping into the ring with the big players—ChatGPT, Gemini, Le Chat—you name it. It’s a bit of a plot twist for Anthropic, who used to keep Claude all to itself, no internet required. Guess the AI arms race waits for no one, huh?