Debate over Anthropic's Slowing Growth: Demand Shifted to OpenAI, Not Gone

Anthropic's weaker-than-expected ARR sparked fears of slowing demand, but commentators argue the demand simply shifted to OpenAI after Astra's launch, while others note Anthropic still grew month-over-month in August and retains a strong share of high-difficulty tasks.

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