Anthropic Funds $5 Million in Outside Research on Chatbot's Mental Toll
The grants target conversations about loneliness, companionship and mental health crises, with proposals due September 21 and results announced October 5.
- $5 million pays for funding, Claude model access and technical support to grantees.
- Anthropic wants scrutiny of dietary advice given to users flagged with eating disorders.
- Applications close September 21; full proposals get an answer by October 5.
Why it matters: Funding the evaluators does not make the evaluation independent; the checkbook stays in the grader's hand.