Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic positions itself as an independent player in the AI technology race. Its chatbot, Claude, is considered a competitor to ChatGPT. However, substantial investments from Google cast doubt on the company’s independence. Nevertheless, Google does not hold voting rights or seats on Anthropic’s board, which technically maintains its “independence.”
Major corporations like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are actively investing in AI startups. For instance, according to media reports, Amazon has invested up to $8 billion in Anthropic. This is part of a “hedging strategy”—supporting various players to avoid losing leadership in AI.
