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The 4Geeks Podcast (43): Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Anthropic

Amazon pours $8 billion into Anthropic, a rival to OpenAI, making AWS its primary training partner, aiming to enhance Alexa's conversational capabilities.

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01 Dec 2024 — 1 min read

Amazon is significantly increasing its investment in Anthropic, a competitor to OpenAI, totaling $8 billion. This substantial investment makes AWS Anthropic's primary training partner, utilizing Amazon's specialized chips.

The partnership aims to improve Amazon's Alexa, aiming for a more conversational AI assistant, but the project has faced delays and reported issues.

This substantial financial commitment underscores Amazon's efforts to catch up in the rapidly evolving AI market.

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