Anthropic, a startup that competes with OpenAI in building AI foundation models, is one of the most well-funded AI firms. It raised $450 million from investors, including Google and Spark Capital, in May. SK Telecom, which also invested in Anthropic in May, has not disclosed the size of its previous investment or its stake in the company.
Key takeaways:
- South Korea's largest telco, SK Telecom, plans to invest $100 million in U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to strengthen its AI business.
- Anthropic, a startup that competes with OpenAI in building AI foundation models, is among the most well-funded AI firms, having raised $450 million from investors including Google and Spark Capital.
- SK Telecom and Anthropic plan to jointly develop a global telecommunications-oriented multilingual large language model and build an AI platform.
- In July, SK Telecom formed an alliance with Deutsche Telekom, e& and Singapore Telecommunications to jointly develop telecommunications-driven AI businesses.