Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan to Present on Hybrid Reasoning and AI Risk at TechCrunch Sessions

Jared Kaplan, co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Anthropic, will be a featured speaker at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley. As a key architect behind Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, and a pioneer in AI scaling laws, Kaplan will provide insights into hybrid reasoning models—systems that can handle both simple and complex queries intelligently. He’ll also explain Anthropic’s risk-governance framework for responsible AI scaling, reflecting his role as the company’s responsible scaling officer.

Before founding Anthropic, Kaplan was a theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins University, and also contributed to early OpenAI models like GPT-3 and Codex. At the event, he will discuss how AI is shaping the future of human-computer interaction and work dynamics, offering practical strategies for AI integration across various organizational scales.

Anthropic has seen explosive growth recently, with a valuation jump to $61.5 billion in March 2025 and notable product advances, including Claude 3.7 Sonnet and integrations with Google Workspace. These developments mark the company’s drive to position Claude as a comprehensive enterprise tool. The TechCrunch Sessions event promises a full day of AI-focused discussions and networking opportunities for attendees, including voices from other major AI players like OpenAI and Cohere.