Amazon, the web and cloud services giant, has recently confirmed its commitment to invest $4 billion in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup and direct rival of ChatGPT.
A strategic partnership between Amazon and Anthropic
Following its initial investment of $1.25 billion announced in September, Amazon has injected an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, thereby acquiring a minority stake.
Founded in 2021 by former members of OpenAI, Anthropic has developed Claude, an AI chatbot capable of analyzing both text and images, highlighting the growing competition in the AI chatbot sector.
We have a notable history with Anthropic, working together to help organizations of all sizes worldwide deploy advanced generative AI applications within their organizations.
— Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Data and AI at AWS
Amazon Web Services at the core of Anthropic’s innovation
Anthropic has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider for its critical workloads, including security research and the development of future base models.
The use of AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips to build, train, and deploy its future models highlights the close collaboration between the two companies. Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Data and AI at AWS, emphasized the importance of this collaboration in enhancing the customer experience and described generative AI as the most transformative technology of our time.
Generative AI is poised to become the most transformative technology of our time, and we believe that our strategic collaboration with Anthropic will further enhance the experience for our customers. We look forward to what’s to come.
In addition to this major investment, Amazon has launched its own AI-powered assistant, Amazon Q, for businesses, capable of engaging in dialogue, problem-solving, and content creation.
Like many of its competitors in AI chatbot development, Anthropic faces legal battles, particularly concerning copyright issues and data usage. The startup has recently challenged a lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group, alleging the illegal use of copyrighted content in the training of its AI models.
