Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders

Anthropic has acquired Vercept, a Seattle-based AI startup known for developing advanced agentic tools, including a computer-use agent capable of performing tasks within applications. This acquisition comes after one of Vercept’s founders was reportedly poached by Meta, signaling a competitive talent landscape in the AI agent space.

Source: TechCrunch AI