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Claude 3.5: A Surprising Release from Anthropic

In this episode of the Stack Snacks Podcast, host John Siwicki discusses the recent release of Claude 3.5 Sonnet by Anthropic. He describes it as a mid-tier model in the Claude family and shares his positive first impressions, particularly praising its coding capabilities and the 'Artifacts' feature. John encourages listeners to try out Claude 3.5 Sonnet and share their experiences and demos.


00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:07 Claude 3.5 Sonnet Announcement

00:31 Initial Impressions and Benchmarks

01:30 Coding Capabilities and Features

02:30 Recommendations and Final Thoughts

03:03 Conclusion and Call to Action

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