India, Jan. 14 -- The launch of Claude for Healthcare on 11 january 2026, just days after OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, confirms a major shift in the artificial intelligence industry. Silicon valley's leading rivals are no longer competing solely for general consumer attention, but they are now locked in an arm race to dominate the highly regulated and lucrative healthcare sector.

the timing of these announcemnet suggests a first mover pressure. OpenAI's launch of a dediccated healthcare portal created an immediate need for Anthropic to prove that its Claude 3.5 models are equally, if not more, capable of handling sensitive medical data.

While OpenAI is splitting its focus between a consumer health portal and an industry-focused "Open...