Recently, there have been reports that the US tech giant Amazon is considering making an additional investment in the AI startup Anthropic to deepen their strategic cooperation. This move will ensure Amazon's shareholder status in Anthclusive and further strengthen both companies' competitiveness in the global artificial intelligence field.
It is understood that Amazon has already invested $8 billion in Anthropic, and the scale of this new round of investment remains undisclosed, but it is expected to make Amazon one of its largest shareholders. It is worth noting that Google previously invested over $3 billion in Anthropic, which has made the competition in the AI industry even more intense.
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The focus of the collaboration between the two companies will be on the world's largest data center project. This project will not only provide computing power for Anthropic, but also sell its technology to Amazon's cloud computing customers. This means that Anthropic will rely on Amazon's data centers to meet its massive computing needs. An executive from Anthropic stated that this deal will bring the company a "reliable source of computing and investment."
Dan Grossman, Vice President of Amazon's Global Business Development, pointed out that the two companies have reached consensus on many common goals, which are crucial for future development. Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, also mentioned that Amazon is providing customized technical support to them, ensuring that their unique Trainium2 chip can meet Anthropic's needs.
It is worth noting that Anthropic was founded in 2021 by seven former employees of OpenAI, focusing on developing explainable, safe, and controllable artificial intelligence systems. Its flagship product, Claude, is considered a major competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT. The collaboration between Amazon and Anthropic is seen as part of a broader trend in the tech industry, with more companies increasingly collaborating in the field of artificial intelligence.
In addition to its collaboration with Anthropic, Amazon is investing at least $11 billion in building data centers in Indiana, initially planned for 16, but later doubled to 30. These data centers will provide the powerful computing capabilities needed by Anthropic, and there are also expansion plans in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
The deep collaboration between Amazon and Anthropic will undoubtedly drive the development of both companies in the field of artificial intelligence, while bringing more innovation and opportunities to the cloud computing market.