Anthropic to buy $30 billion in Azure capacity in new deal with Microsoft, Nvidia

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023.

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced new strategic partnerships with Nvidia and the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, the latest sign that the company is working to reduce its dependence on OpenAI.

As part of the agreement, Microsoft will invest $5 billion into Anthropic, while Nvidia will invest $10 billion into the startup. Anthropic has committed to purchasing $30 billion of Azure compute capacity from Microsoft and has contracted for additional compute capacity up to one gigawatt, according to a blog post.

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