Google move follows Amazon investment as tech giants place bigger bets on startups racing to develop artificial intelligence
Google has bet big on AI as it tries to catch up to Amazon and Microsoft in the lucrative cloud-computing market.Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, building on its earlier investment in the artificial-intelligence company and adding fuel to the race between startups trying to achieve the next big breakthrough in the emerging technology.
Google invested $500 million upfront into the OpenAI rival and agreed to add $1.5 billion more over time, people familiar with the matter said. The investment follows a separate commitment Amazon made last monthThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.
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