Meta Projected $10 Billion Annual Spend on Anthropic Models Despite Public Attacks
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Meta Projected $10 Billion Annual Spend on Anthropic Models Despite Public Attacks
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Summary
$10 billion a year was the internal spending level Meta at one point projected for Anthropic’s A.I. models, according to people familiar with the matter.
Meta had become such a heavy user of Anthropic’s products that it ranked among the startup’s largest customers, revealing a deeper commercial tie than previously known.
That projected outlay would have represented a major share of Anthropic’s business, which the company estimated in July would exceed $65 billion in annual revenue.
The relationship undercuts Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public criticism of leading A.I. labs, including rhetoric widely seen as aimed at Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei.
The disclosure highlights Silicon Valley’s A.I. dynamic, where direct competitors can publicly clash while privately relying on each other for critical technology.