Anthropic Announces Massive AI Chip Deal With Google

Anthropic says it will expand use of Google Cloud computing, which says it is constantly ramping up performance of the internet giant's custom-designed Tensor Processing Units that power artificial intelligence in data centers (Credit: AFP)

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said Thursday it was expanding its use of Google cloud computing and specialized chips in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars.

The arrangement will include Anthropic buying as many as one million Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), which are integrated circuits custom-designed by Google, according to the San Francisco-based startup.