Amazon announced that it is investing another $4 billion in Anthropic , the creator of the AI assistant Claude AI and a major competitor to OpenAI .
With this new investment, Jeff Bezos' company brings its total funding to $8 billion. The previous investment, worth $1.25 billion, was made last September, while another $2.75 billion was given to Anthropic in March.
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Amazon also said that Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be named Anthropic's "primary training partner" and that the AI company will use Trainium and Inferentia chips for future models.
The goal of this significant investment is to strengthen Amazon's position in the field of artificial intelligence, while helping to develop innovative AI technologies.
The news of the new investment and closer collaboration between Anthropic and Amazon aligns with previous Reuters reports that Claude AI will power Amazon’s new Alexa voice assistant. The improved Alexa is said to perform better with Claude (compared to how it performed when using Amazon’s internal model). The revamped Alexa feature is scheduled to launch in 2025.
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With the new version of Alexa, Amazon is promising better conversational capabilities, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. However, some beta users have reported slow, garbled, and unhelpful responses.
As this partnership progresses, it is clear that both companies share a common vision for the future of AI. With this additional funding, Anthropic will have the resources to further develop groundbreaking technologies and potentially revolutionize the AI industry. For Amazon, this partnership solidifies its position as a leader in research and development AI
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At the same time, as the world continues to be shaped by artificial intelligence, this collaboration will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the future of technology and society as a whole.
Source: www.theverge.com
