New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Anthropic on Friday rolled out a powerful new security feature within its Claude AI model, marking a major push into AI-driven protection tools.

The announcement comes months after Anthropic's competitor OpenAI said in December that it is investing in stronger safeguards and defensive capabilities as AI models grow more advanced and play a larger role in cybersecurity.

The US-based company's latest launch rattled investors, sparking fears that AI-driven security capabilities could disrupt traditional cybersecurity offerings and upend the competitive landscape.

Shares of several cybersecurity companies plunged on Friday after Anthropic published a blog post announcing the launch.

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