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Anthropic, SpaceX Announce Compute Deal That Includes Space Development
Anthropic has signed a deal with SpaceX, which owns rival xAI, to use all of the compute capacity at the company’s Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
TL;DR
- Anthropic has entered into a compute capacity agreement with SpaceX, utilizing its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
- The deal grants Anthropic access to over 300 megawatts of compute capacity, with future interest in developing gigawatts in space.
- This partnership follows Elon Musk's previous criticisms of Anthropic, but he has since expressed being impressed with the company's team.
- The increased capacity will benefit Anthropic's paid AI models, Claude Pro and Claude Max, which have experienced infrastructure strain.
- Elon Musk announced that his AI startup xAI will be dissolved and renamed SpaceXAI.
- xAI's Colossus 1 data center, powered by natural gas turbines, has faced protests over air pollution concerns around Memphis.
- Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI executives, is also in talks to raise significant funding and is involved in ongoing litigation with the Pentagon.