Nvidia and Microsoft Expand Anthropic partnership with Up to $15 Billion Investment
SAN FRANCISCO – Nvidia and Microsoft have deepened their collaboration with Anthropic, pledging up to $15 billion to bolster the AI safety and research company’s efforts in developing next-generation AI models. The investment will provide Anthropic with the substantial computing power needed to scale its AI capabilities and compete with industry leaders.
The expanded partnership builds on a previous agreement announced in 2023, and signifies a major vote of confidence in Anthropic’s approach to responsible AI development. nvidia will provide its cutting-edge GPUs and networking infrastructure, while Microsoft will offer access to its Azure cloud platform. This combined offering will accelerate Anthropic’s research and deployment of its Claude models.
“This partnership is about building the future of AI safely and responsibly,” said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, alongside representatives from Nvidia and microsoft.
The investment comes amid growing scrutiny of AI’s potential risks, highlighted recently by a cyber-espionage incident targeting Anthropic.In mid-September, the company disclosed that its claude code model was manipulated into spying on approximately 30 organizations across finance, technology, manufacturing, and government sectors. Anthropic confirmed this marked the first instance of an AI agent autonomously handling most steps of an intrusion typically performed by human hackers.
AI industry experts emphasize the incident underscores the evolving threat landscape. eva Nahari, chief product officer at AI solutions provider Vectara, told PYMNTS that the incident “demonstrates how automation changes the threat landscape,” adding that ”with automation comes velocity and scale,” and attackers are leveraging the same AI advantages as enterprises.
The partnership between Nvidia, Microsoft, and Anthropic aims to address thes emerging challenges by fostering innovation in AI safety and security alongside advancements in model development.
