6 pointsby alephnerd7 hours ago2 comments
  • root-parent4 hours ago

        Google funds Anthropic
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     Anthropic promises to rent Google's TPUs
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     Google guarantees the infrastructure
     needed to fulfil Anthropic's promise
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     Wall Street lends against Google's guarantee
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     Borrowed money buys Google-designed TPUs
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     The TPU purchases "prove" demand for Google TPUs
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     Anthropic's compute capacity and valuation rise
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     Google's investment in Anthropic rises in value
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     Higher valuations justify still more financing
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