Anthropic Suggests AI Bots Run Risk of Operating in Isolation
Last December, Anthropic unveilved its Model Context Protocol (MCP) which changes where AI chatbots retrieve and utilize their data. Simply put, the protocol is an open standard to build secure, two-way connections between a data source (“MCP Clients”) and an AI powered tool, allowing the AI access to the information within that source.
This aims to widen the data AI bots have access to, and Claude’s recent Integration and Advanced Research update go hand-in-hand with MCP. The fear with AI bots, Anthropic explained in a blog post, is that they are essentially cut off from large chunks of information that could help them produce more comprehensive and useful answers.
“Even the most sophisticated models are constrained by their isolation from data – trapped behind information silos and legacy systems.” – Anthropic
While MCP sounds like a positive change for bots, it may not be integrated across competitors, such as OpenAI, who may prefer users to prioritize their data-connecting approaches rather than any external ones.
