How Anthropic ships the #1 LLM in the World safely: Separating the Brain from the Hands
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Katelyn Lesse and Angela Jiang join Latent Space to explain the engineering behind the Claude Platform: launching Opus 5.5, separating the model’s “brain” from the agent’s “hands,” scaling APIs, and building reliable managed agents. A new introduction ... Katelyn Lesse and Angela Jiang join Latent Space to explain the engineering behind the Claude Platform: launching Opus 5.5, separating the model’s “brain” from the agent’s “hands,” scaling APIs, and building reliable managed agents. A new introduction ...
Nauti's Take
The key workflow question is how cleanly reasoning can be separated from execution: the strongest model should have as little direct access as possible to data, tools, and irreversible actions. Small teams should first test approvals, logging, and failure handling across the planning model and tool layer before relying on fully managed agents.
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