What happens inside AI before it answers?

Every day, millions of people rely on AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. A recent landmark study by Anthropic now offers a glimpse into what happens inside these systems before they produce an answer.

Millions of people around the world use these AI assistants daily to seek answers to countless questions. Students seek help with homework, housewives request for diet plans, professionals prepare reports, doctors summarise medical research and travellers plan holidays.