Amazon has invested an additional US$4 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic, bringing its total investment to US$8 billion. This huge investment marks the increasingly fierce competition between technology giants in the field of generative AI and highlights the importance of hardware infrastructure to the development of AI. importance. In this cooperation, Anthropic will mainly use Amazon Cloud Computing Service (AWS) to train its flagship generative AI model, and cooperate with AWS's chip manufacturing department to develop a new generation of Trainium accelerator to improve computing efficiency. The cooperation between the two parties covers multiple levels such as chips, software and model deployment, and will jointly promote the research and development and innovation of next-generation AI technology.
The cooperation between Amazon and Anthropic is not only reflected in the huge capital investment, but also in the in-depth cooperation between the two parties in technology research and development. Anthropic will utilize AWS's Trainium series of chips for model training and Inferentia chips for model deployment and services. This reflects Amazon’s technical strength and strategic layout in the field of AI, and also provides strong technical support and resource guarantee for the development of Anthropic. At the same time, Anthropic is actively expanding its business, launching diversified products such as desktop client, enterprise version and team version, and actively expanding into the international market, demonstrating its vigorous development trend. However, this huge investment has also attracted the attention of regulatory agencies. The US Federal Trade Commission has required relevant technology giants to explain the impact of their investments on the competitive landscape.
AWS confirmed that Anthropic will use the Trainium series chips, including the latest Trainium2, for model training, and Amazon's self-developed Inferentia chips for model deployment and services. AWS CEO Matt Garman said that through cooperation with Anthropic in custom chip development, AWS will continue to push the innovation boundaries of generative AI technology.
It is worth noting that Anthropic has raised a total of US$13.7 billion in venture capital. The company was co-founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei, former vice president of research at OpenAI, and is known in the industry for its strong emphasis on AI safety. Currently, tens of thousands of customers are using Anthropic's Claude series of models through Amazon's Bedrock platform.
The investment has also drawn attention from regulators. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has previously asked technology giants including Amazon to explain the impact of their investments in generative AI on the competitive landscape. However, the UK Competition Authority has approved the collaboration.
In terms of business development, Anthropic recently launched the Computer Use function that allows the Claude3.5Sonnet model to perform computer tasks autonomously. It is actively expanding its revenue sources and launching diversified products such as desktop client, enterprise version and team version. The company also set up offices in Europe and recruited many industry heavyweights, including Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger.
This deepened strategic cooperation shows the fierce competition among technology giants in the field of AI, and also reflects the key role of hardware infrastructure in the development of AI. With increased investment, Amazon and Anthropic's cooperation will continue to deepen at multiple levels, from chips to software, to jointly promote the research and development and innovation of next-generation AI technology.
Amazon's continued huge investment in Anthropic heralds a deeper cooperation between the two parties in the field of AI and jointly promotes the development of AI technology. This will have a profound impact not only on the two companies themselves, but also on the entire AI industry. In the future, we will see more AI innovation results based on cooperation between the two parties.