Google agrees to invest up to $2 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic


FILE PHOTO An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich Switzerland December 5 2018. REUTERSArnd WiegmannFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has agreed to invest up to $2 billion in the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, a spokesperson for the startup said on Friday.

The company has invested $500 million upfront into the OpenAI rival and agreed to add $1.5 billion more over time, the spokesperson said.


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