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Google may invest up to $40B in Anthropic, boosting AI competition, infrastructure capacity, and innovation amid rising global demand.
Google is reportedly planning a major investment of up to $40 billion in Anthropic, signalling intensifying competition in the global artificial intelligence sector. According to reports, Google may initially invest $10 billion at a valuation of $350 billion, with an additional $30 billion contingent on performance milestones.
The move follows Anthropic’s recent release of its advanced AI model, Mythos, which is currently being tested with a limited group due to cybersecurity concerns and potential misuse risks. The development highlights growing caution alongside rapid technological progress.
As competition in AI increasingly centres on computing power, both companies are expanding infrastructure capabilities. Anthropic has secured additional data centre capacity through agreements with firms like CoreWeave and Amazon, aiming to support growing demand for high-performance computing.
Despite being competitors in AI model development, Google remains a key infrastructure provider to Anthropic through its cloud services and tensor processing units. The reported investment would further strengthen this relationship, potentially adding significant computing capacity over the coming years.
The deal underscores rising investor interest in AI firms, with Anthropic also reportedly exploring a potential public offering amid soaring valuations.
