On Tuesday, Microsoft and Nvidia announced plans to invest in Anthropic under a new partnership that includes a $30 billion commitment by the cloud maker to use Microsoft’s cloud services. Nvidia will commit up to $10 billion to Anthropic and Microsoft will commit up to $5 billion, with both companies investing in Anthropic’s next funding round.
The deal brings together the two companies supporting OpenAI and ties them more closely with one of the main competitors of the ChatGPIT maker. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a video that OpenAI “remains an important partner”, adding that the companies will increasingly become each other’s customers.
“We’ll use the Anthropic model, they’ll use our infrastructure, and we’ll go to market together,” Nadella said.
Anthropic, Microsoft and NVIDIA announce partnership.
The move follows OpenAI’s recent restructuring that has distanced the company more from its non-profit origins. OpenAI has since announced a $38 billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon.com as the company becomes less dependent on Microsoft. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that the company plans to spend $1.4 trillion to develop 30 gigawatts of computing resources.