Today, we’re announcing that Amazon will invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic. The agreement is part of a broader collaboration to develop reliable and high-performing foundation models.
(Thread continues from there with more details -- seems like a notable major development!)
Yes, it's total hubris. And many at OpenAI and DeepMind feel the same way - their company alone can save the world (and prevent the other AI companies from ending it). This is the other AI arms race. It's as dangerous as the e/acc one. No regard for the fact that the public does not want them to do this.