Anthropic Commits $100M to Train 10,000 'Frontier Deployed Engineers'
Anthropic launched Claude Frontier Academy, a $100 million program to train 10,000 engineers as 'Frontier Deployed Engineers' (FDEs) by the end of 2027. The first cohorts, running in San Francisco, New York and London, include engineers from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk. The program follows a medical-residency-style model: a multi-day in-person training followed by a 12-week residency leading a real Claude deployment at their own organization, with assessments and badges along the way.