Amazon on Friday announced it would invest an additional $4 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI research executives.

Amazon has announced a $4 billion investment in Anthropic, one of OpenAI's main competitors. CBS News contributor JD Durkin has more on the brands trying to compete with the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence engine.

Anthropic’s latest funding round comes two months after OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in the largest startup investment on record. It also secured a $4 billion line of credit from a group of banks. OpenAI, which is now worth $157 billion, will invest the funds in AI research and compute infrastructure.

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in AI start-up Anthropic, which establishes Amazon Web Services as its “primary cloud and training partner,” according to a news release. Anthropic is a rival to ChatGPT creator OpenAI,

Amazon announced today that it’s pumping another $4 billion into Claude AI maker Anthropic, bringing its total funding amount to $8 billion. This latest round follows $1.25 billion last September and another $2.

Amazon.com Inc. is investing an additional $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, boosting its stake in one of OpenAI’s chief rivals.

Amazon.com pumped in an additional $4 billion into artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, as the e-commerce giant goes up against Big Tech rivals in a race to capitalize on generative AI technology.

A mazon has bolstered its investment in AI startup Anthropic with an additional $4 billion, doubling its financial backing as it seeks to cement its position in the competitive ge