Google and Amazon Pour Billions into the Future of AI Safety
The race to develop advanced artificial intelligence is heating up as companies pledge billions to build more beneficial and responsible systems. Google and Amazon have both made massive investments totaling over $6 billion in Anthropic, an AI safety startup whose system Claude aims to set a new standard for building intelligent technologies that serve humanity.
Anthropic was founded by Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, former researchers at OpenAI who left to focus specifically on constitutional AI — an approach to develop technologies using a framework of constraints to ensure models behave helpfully, harmlessly, and honestly. Their vision of creating AI through a lens of safety, privacy and transparency has clearly resonated with tech giants seeking to responsibly push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Google will invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic and provide additional support through Google Cloud. This builds on Google’s existing $550 million investment and underscores their long term commitment to partnering with leaders in AI safety instead of just rushing to launch more products. Amazon too pledged a massive $4 billion for Anthropic, demonstrating their faith that a principles-focused approach can yield beneficial AI tools while avoiding potential downsides. Amazon will utilize Anthropic’s Claude system…
