The Labs team at Anthropic, comprising approximately 20 members and led by Ben Mann, evaluates projects on a roughly two-week cycle, with a success rate of project ideas ranging from only 20% to 30%. For projects with poor prospects, the team promptly terminates them or integrates them into other projects; mature projects, on the other hand, "graduate" and are handed over to independent teams for further development. Established in 2024, the Labs team has successfully incubated products such as Claude Code, MCP, and Claude Design. Operating similarly to a startup incubator, the team maintains close, two-way feedback with research teams, exploring products based on model capabilities while also driving model research through product requirements. As Anthropic advances its commercialization efforts and prepares for an IPO, the Labs team must balance business objectives with room for exploration, with future plans to expand into areas such as biological research and clean energy storage. Its core strategy lies in cutting losses promptly and allocating resources to promising projects.