Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger is set to join AI firm Anthropic as their first Chief Product Officer. Krieger will oversee product engineering, management, and design efforts, with a focus on expanding the reach of Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude. The company made this announcement on Wednesday.
Krieger, who previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Instagram, played a crucial role in growing the platform to one billion users and managing an engineering team of over 450 people. After leaving Instagram, Krieger co-founded the personalized news app Artifact with Instagram’s other co-founder, Kevin Systrom. Artifact was acquired by Yahoo in April of this year.
“The team at Anthropic is exceptional, and I felt at home from my first conversations with them. Daniela, Dario, Jared, and the team embody the combination of deep talent, high empathy, and pragmatism that I loved about the Instagram and Artifact teams I’ve had the fortune to work with,” Krieger stated in his announcement on X.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed his enthusiasm for Krieger’s addition to the team, stating, “Mike’s background in developing intuitive products and user experiences will be invaluable as we create new ways for people to interact with Claude, particularly in the workplace.”
Earlier this month, Anthropic announced its first enterprise offering and plans for an iOS app, following the unveiling of its new suite of AI models, Claude 3, in March. The most advanced version, Claude Opus, has outperformed rivals like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini 1.0 Ultra, bringing significant attention to the company.
Anthropic has successfully raised approximately $7.3 billion in five different funding rounds over the past year, with Amazon making its largest venture investment to date of $4 billion in the firm.
With Krieger’s expertise in product development and user experience, Anthropic is poised to further enhance its AI capabilities and expand its market presence, particularly through the innovative applications of Claude in various sectors.
