SpaceX backs Anthropic with data centre deal amidst Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit
Summary
Anthropic has made a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use the large computing power of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data centre. This deal gives Anthropic more capacity to run its Claude AI systems and supports Musk’s vision of building space-based data centres.Key Facts
- Anthropic will use the Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, Tennessee, which contains over 220,000 Nvidia processors.
- The data centre provides 300 megawatts of power, enough to supply over 300,000 homes.
- This extra capacity supports Anthropic’s AI assistants, Claude Pro and Claude Max, for their users.
- Anthropic introduced a new “dreaming” feature for their AI that helps systems learn and update user preferences between sessions.
- Elon Musk decided to partner with Anthropic after meeting its leaders and liking their goal to make AI safe for humans.
- Musk is currently in a legal dispute with OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, accusing OpenAI of not sticking to its nonprofit mission.
- The US government is making AI agreements with other companies like Microsoft and Google, but not with Anthropic.
- Musk is interested in creating space-based data centres, a project that is costly and complex but part of SpaceX’s future plans.
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