OpenAIとAnthropicが競合する企業向けAI合弁事業を開始
AnthropicとOpenAIは、企業向けAIサービスの展開を目的とした競合する合弁事業を立ち上げた。AnthropicはBlackstoneおよびHellman & Friedmanと15億ドルの事業で提携し、一方のOpenAIは「the development company」に100億ドルの評価額を掲げている。両社ともオルタナティブ資産運用会社を通じた販売チャネルの確保を狙う。
Anthropic announced a joint venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to deploy enterprise AI services, valued at $1.5 billion. This move mirrors OpenAI's simultaneous launch of 'The Development Company,' a similar venture raising $4 billion from 19 investors including TPG and Brookfield at a $10 billion valuation. Both firms are leveraging partnerships with private equity to access portfolio companies and secure enterprise contracts, adopting a 'forward-deployed engineer' model similar to Palantir. The announcements coincide with massive fundraising rounds, targeting potential IPOs with OpenAI seeking an $852 billion valuation and Anthropic aiming for $900 billion.