TechCrunch Startup News Anthropic cut off OpenAI’s access to its Claude models, also PlayerZero raised $15M and Figma’s stock soared in its IPO
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Aug 5, 2025 Anthropic has cut off OpenAI's access to its Claude models, sparking debate about competition in AI. The ongoing challenges of AI-generated code are front and center, with PlayerZero securing $15 million to address these issues. Figma's IPO took the spotlight as its stock surged dramatically, halting trading briefly due to volatility. The discussion highlights the pressing need for solutions to detect AI-generated bugs before they hit production.
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Anthropic Cuts OpenAI Access
- Anthropic cut off OpenAI's access to Claude models for violating terms by integrating Claude with internal OpenAI tools.
- This highlights the tension in AI competition over model benchmarking and usage rights.
PlayerZero's AI Debugging Story
- PlayerZero CEO Animesh Koratana developed an AI tool to find and fix AI-generated bugs before production.
- A demo convinced experienced developer Guillermo Rauch it could be a major breakthrough.
AI-Generated Code Bug Challenges
- AI agents will produce buggy code like humans, but in larger volumes, making manual review impractical.
- PlayerZero’s system acts like an immune system, learning from bugs to prevent future errors.