Saturday, May 9, 2026

Thank Elon Musk if You’re Using Claude

I went to Anthropic’s developer conference in San Francisco this week. The big news is that Anthropic will rent AI computing power from SpaceX, a large company run by Elon Musk. This deal will help improve the speed and performance of Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had previously criticized AI companies for making too many similar deals. Now, he is following the same strategy because the demand for AI is much higher than the supply. Recently, Anthropic faced problems with outages and slow performance, which upset many developers who use their services.

Amodei said at the conference, “We have had difficulties with computing power. We are sorry for the delays, but we are working to get more.” Following the SpaceX announcement, Anthropic reduced some limits on its services, especially for Claude Code, which is an AI tool for coding.

Many startups and tech companies expressed their need for more AI capacity at the conference. Anthropic plans to access the new SpaceX computing resources within the month, which could help meet this growing demand. If Anthropic continues to grow like this, it may become one of the highest-revenue companies in the world.

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computing/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/adjective
connected with using computers to do work

outages/ˈaʊtɪdʒɪz/noun
times when a service or system stops working

demand/dɪˈmænd/noun
how much people want a product or service

supply/səˈplaɪ/noun
the amount of product or service available

capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/noun
the maximum amount something can hold or do

revenue/ˈrɛvəˌnuː/noun
money a company receives from selling goods or services

How much do you know?

Where did the Anthropic developer conference take place?
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
Who is the CEO of Anthropic?
Elon Musk
Dario Amodei
Tim Cook
Sundar Pichai
Which company is Anthropic renting AI computing power from?
Amazon
Microsoft
SpaceX
Google
What is the name of Anthropic's AI chatbot?
Claude
Alexa
Cortana
Siri
What issue did Anthropic face that upset developers?
Poor marketing
High costs
Outages and slow performance
Lack of features
How did Anthropic plan to assist with the growing demand for AI?
Reducing prices
Increasing features
Accessing new computing resources from SpaceX
Hiring more employees
Dario Amodei has always supported AI companies making similar deals.
Anthropic's AI tool for coding is called Claude Code.
Anthropic intends to access SpaceX's computing resources within the next year.
The demand for AI has been reported as lower than the supply.
Anthropic's recent problems were related to service outages.
The Leader of Anthropic apologized for delays in service at the conference.
The big news at the conference is that Anthropic will rent AI computing power from
Dario Amodei criticized AI companies for making too many similar
Anthropic faced problems with outages and slow
Amodei mentioned that they are working to get more computing
Many startups expressed their need for more AI at the conference.
Anthropic plans to access the new SpaceX computing resources within the
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Test Your Understanding

Start Quiz
Vocabulary List:
6 words · tap to reveal
ON
Accent
computing/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/adjective
connected with using computers to do work
outages/ˈaʊtɪdʒɪz/noun
times when a service or system stops working
demand/dɪˈmænd/noun
how much people want a product or service
supply/səˈplaɪ/noun
the amount of product or service available
capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/noun
the maximum amount something can hold or do
revenue/ˈrɛvəˌnuː/noun
money a company receives from selling goods or services

How much do you know?

Where did the Anthropic developer conference take place?
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
Who is the CEO of Anthropic?
Elon Musk
Dario Amodei
Tim Cook
Sundar Pichai
Which company is Anthropic renting AI computing power from?
Amazon
Microsoft
SpaceX
Google
What is the name of Anthropic's AI chatbot?
Claude
Alexa
Cortana
Siri
What issue did Anthropic face that upset developers?
Poor marketing
High costs
Outages and slow performance
Lack of features
How did Anthropic plan to assist with the growing demand for AI?
Reducing prices
Increasing features
Accessing new computing resources from SpaceX
Hiring more employees
Dario Amodei has always supported AI companies making similar deals.
Anthropic's AI tool for coding is called Claude Code.
Anthropic intends to access SpaceX's computing resources within the next year.
The demand for AI has been reported as lower than the supply.
Anthropic's recent problems were related to service outages.
The Leader of Anthropic apologized for delays in service at the conference.
The big news at the conference is that Anthropic will rent AI computing power from
Dario Amodei criticized AI companies for making too many similar
Anthropic faced problems with outages and slow
Amodei mentioned that they are working to get more computing
Many startups expressed their need for more AI at the conference.
Anthropic plans to access the new SpaceX computing resources within the
This question is required

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