【亚马逊加大押注AI，向Anthropic追加27.5亿美元投资】全球科技巨头亚马逊近日宣布，为了在人工智能领域抢占先机，公司正在进行三十年来规模最大的一次外部投资，即向人工智能初创公司Anthropic追加27.5亿美元的投资。这使得亚马逊对Anthropic的总承诺投资额达到40亿美元。Anthropic，这家总部位于美国旧金山的公司，因其在生成人工智能领域的领先地位，尤其是其与OpenAI和ChatGPT竞争的聊天机器人Claude，备受业界关注。
去年9月，亚马逊与Anthropic达成了初步的12.5亿美元投资协议。根据最新公告，亚马逊将进一步深化合作，但将仅持有Anthropic的少数股权，并不会在公司的董事会中占据席位。据知情人士透露，此次追加投资是在Anthropic公司估值达到184亿美元的背景下进行的。这一举措彰显了亚马逊对AI技术研发的坚定信心，以及在快速发展的AI市场中巩固和拓展影响力的决心。
英语如下：
News Title: “Amazon Pours $27.5B into AI, Boosting Anthropic’s Valuation to $184B”
Keywords: Amazon, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence
News Content: **Amazon Increases AI Bet with Additional $27.5B Investment in Anthropic**
Global tech giant Amazon recently announced that it is making its largest external investment in 30 years, pouring an additional $27.5 billion into the artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Anthropic. This raises Amazon’s total commitment to the company to $40 billion. Based in San Francisco, Anthropic has attracted industry attention for its leadership in AI, particularly with its chatbot Claude, which competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
In September last year, Amazon struck a preliminary deal to invest $12.5 billion in Anthropic. According to the latest announcement, the e-commerce giant will deepen the collaboration but will hold only a minority stake in the company and will not secure a seat on Anthropic’s board. Sources familiar with the matter disclose that this additional investment comes as Anthropic’s valuation has soared to $184 billion.
This move underscores Amazon’s unwavering commitment to AI technology development and its determination to solidify and expand its influence in the rapidly evolving AI market.
【来源】https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/amazon-spends-2point7b-on-startup-anthropic-in-largest-venture-investment.html
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