Anthropic is a leading artificial intelligence[1] company, established in 2021 by former OpenAI[3] senior members, Daniela and Dario Amodei. The company is recognized for its groundbreaking AI projects, including an AI chatbot[4] named Claude and the development of a framework for aligning AI systems with human values. Anthropic has attracted significant investments, raising over US$700 million in funding by the end of 2022 from key players like Google[5] Cloud and Spark Capital. Despite facing legal hurdles, including copyright[2] and trademark infringement lawsuits, the company continues to make strides in AI development and research. Its contributions have sparked discussions on AI regulations and have been integrated into major platforms, underscoring its influential role in the AI industry.
Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) startup company, founded by former members of OpenAI. Anthropic has developed a family of large language models named Claude.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Artificial intelligence |
Founded | 2021 |
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Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Products | Claude |
Number of employees | 160 (July 2023) |
Website | anthropic.com |
As of July 2023,[update] Anthropic had raised US$1.5 billion in funding. In September 2023, Amazon announced an investment of up to US$4 billion, making an initial investment of $1.25 billion, and following it up with a $2.75 billion investment in March 2024. This was followed by a $2 billion commitment from Google the following month. In February 2024, the venture capital firm Menlo Ventures closed a deal to invest an additional $750 million. The investment was done in the form of a special-purpose entity to consolidate several smaller investments. In total, Anthropic received financing of US$7.3 billion in one year.