全球科技巨头亚马逊公司近日宣布，将向人工智能初创企业Anthropic追加投资27.5亿美元，这是亚马逊三十年来规模最大的外部投资，旨在巩固其在人工智能领域的竞争优势。位于旧金山的Anthropic公司在生成人工智能领域处于领先地位，其基础模型和聊天机器人Claude成为OpenAI和ChatGPT的有力竞争者。亚马逊与Anthropic的初始投资协议在去年9月达成，当时投资金额为12.5亿美元，亚马逊表示最多可能投资40亿美元。根据协议，亚马逊将持有Anthropic的少数股权，但不会占据董事会席位。消息人士透露，此次投资是在Anthropic公司估值达到184亿美元的背景下进行的。
英文标题：Amazon Doubles Down on AI Startup Anthropic
英文关键词：Amazon, AI Investment, Expansion
英文新闻内容：
Amazon, a global technology giant, has recently announced a follow-on investment of $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, marking the largest external investment the company has made in three decades to solidify its competitive edge in the AI field. Anthropic, based in San Francisco, is a leader in generative AI and its foundational model and chatbot, Claude, has emerged as a strong competitor to OpenAI and ChatGPT. The initial investment agreement between Amazon and Anthropic was reached last September at $1.25 billion, with Amazon stating it could invest up to $4 billion. According to the agreement, Amazon will hold a minority stake in Anthropic but will not have a seat on the board. Sources reveal that the investment was made at a valuation of $18.4 billion for Anthropic.
【来源】https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/amazon-spends-2point7b-on-startup-anthropic-in-largest-venture-investment.html
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