Microsoft is considering investing in Anthropic's new funding round, potentially increasing the company's valuation to $59 billion.
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude models, raised $4 billion in funding in November and is currently valued at $18.4 billion.
Microsoft's interest in Anthropic is evident as the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model was integrated into GitHub Copilot at the recent GitHub Universe 2024 event.
This potential investment could impact the AI ecosystem, given Microsoft's close relationship with OpenAI and the ongoing concerns of anti-competitive practices.