Claude, created by Anthropic in 2023, is an AI language model designed to rival ChatGPT. Built with safety and interpretability in mind, it uses Constitutional AI to align with human values. The Claude 3 series (2024) offers Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, with Claude 3.5 Sonnet excelling in speed, coding, and multimodal tasks. With a 100,000-token context, free access on claude.ai, and API integration, Claude is a versatile, ethical AI for users and developers alike.