亚马逊近日宣布了一项重大的战略投资，计划向人工智能初创公司 Anthropic 追加 27.5 亿美元的资金，以此强化其在人工智能领域的竞争力。这标志着亚马逊自成立以来三十年来规模最大的一笔外部投资。Anthropic，这家总部位于旧金山的公司，因其在生成人工智能领域的领先地位，尤其是其基础模型和聊天机器人 Claude，已经与行业巨头 OpenAI 和新兴热门 ChatGPT 展开激烈的竞争。
去年9月，亚马逊首次向 Anthropic 投资了12.5亿美元，当时两家公司透露亚马逊有意向最多投资40亿美元。根据最新的公告，亚马逊将完成这一全额投资，进一步巩固 Anthropic 的研发实力。值得注意的是，尽管投资规模庞大，但亚马逊在 Anthropic 将仅持有少数股权，并不会在公司的董事会中占据一席之地，显示了 Anthropic 保持独立运营的决心。
据知情人士透露，这笔交易是在 Anthropic 公司最新一轮估值达到184亿美元的背景下完成的。这一高额估值凸显了市场对 Anthropic 技术创新及未来潜力的认可。亚马逊的这一举措不仅彰显了其在人工智能领域的野心，也预示着 AI 领域的竞争将进一步加剧，特别是在基础模型和聊天机器人等应用层面。
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News Title: “Amazon Bets $27.5 Billion on Anthropic to Stake Claim in AI Dominance”
Keywords: Amazon, Anthropic, AI investment
News Content: Amazon recently announced a significant strategic investment, planning to inject an additional $27.5 billion into the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, bolstering its position in the AI arena. This marks the largest external investment in Amazon’s 30-year history. Based in San Francisco, Anthropic has emerged as a key player in AI, particularly for its leadership in generative AI, with its foundational models and chatbot, Claude, competing fiercely with industry giants OpenAI and the newly popular ChatGPT.
In September last year, Amazon made its initial $12.5 billion investment in Anthropic, with the companies revealing that Amazon had intentions to invest up to $40 billion. According to the latest announcement, Amazon will now fulfill this full investment, further strengthening Anthropic’s research and development capabilities. Notably, despite the substantial investment, Amazon will hold only a minority stake in Anthropic and will not secure a seat on the company’s board, demonstrating Anthropic’s commitment to maintaining operational independence.
Sources familiar with the matter disclose that this deal was struck amidst Anthropic’s latest valuation reaching $184 billion. This high valuation underscores the market’s recognition of Anthropic’s technological innovations and future potential. Amazon’s move not only underscores its ambitions in the AI sector but also foreshadows intensified competition in the AI domain, especially in the realms of foundational models and chatbot applications.
【来源】https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/amazon-spends-2point7b-on-startup-anthropic-in-largest-venture-investment.html
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