The Financial Times has introduced a new generative AI chatbot, ‘Ask FT’, which can answer questions posed by its subscribers. Unlike generalized AI bots, ‘Ask FT’ provides answers derived from the outlet’s decades of published information. The chatbot is currently available to a few hundred paid subscribers in the FT Professional tier, which is primarily aimed at business professionals and institutions. ‘Ask FT’ is powered by Claude, the large language model (LLM) developed by Anthropic, but the outlet is considering other models as well. The chatbot can respond to questions about current events and broader topics, summarizing relevant information from the FT’s archives with citations.
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