Introducing Labs

Published: January 13, 2026

Overview

Anthropic announced the expansion of Labs, a team dedicated to developing experimental products at the frontier of Claude's capabilities. The announcement highlights a strategic organizational restructuring to accelerate product development and innovation.

Key Announcements

Leadership Changes:

• Mike Krieger, Instagram co-founder and former Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, is joining Labs to build alongside Ben Mann
• Ami Vora will lead the Product organization, partnering with CTO Rahul Patil to scale Claude experiences for millions of users

Strategic Approach

Anthropic emphasized that "the speed of advancement in AI demands a different approach to how we build, how we organize, and where we focus." The Labs structure supports two critical motions: discovering experimental products and scaling them responsibly for enterprise customers.

Product Success Stories

The announcement highlighted several successful products that emerged from this experimental approach:

• Claude Code - grew from research preview to a billion-dollar product in six months
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) - reached 100 million monthly downloads and became the industry standard for connecting AI to tools
• Skills, Claude in Chrome, and Cowork - launched as research previews to expand Claude's capabilities

Hiring

Anthropic is recruiting builders with proven track records in creating products and shaping emerging technology responsibly.