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Amazon just wrote a very large AI check
Amazon is reportedly preparing to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, which is the kind of number that makes even big-tech wallets wince a little. The market, naturally, likes what it hears: more AI, more cloud demand, more “we’re not missing this train” energy.
Why investors care
This isn’t just a side quest. Anthropic is one of the clearest ways Amazon can keep AWS in the center of the AI arms race, especially as customers look for the models, chips, and infrastructure that make AI apps actually run. If the deal sticks, Amazon gets a bigger seat at the table — and maybe a few more recurring revenue breadcrumbs along the way.
The catch, because there’s always a catch
A giant investment doesn’t automatically mean instant profit. It does, however, signal that Amazon is willing to keep playing offense in AI instead of watching Microsoft and Google hog the spotlight.
- More capital for Anthropic could mean faster model development
- AWS could benefit if Anthropic keeps leaning on Amazon’s cloud
- The flip side: this is a lot of money to park in a still-racing, still-uncertain AI market
Big picture: Amazon is acting less like a retailer with a cloud business and more like an AI empire-builder. And Wall Street, at least for now, seems very much here for the plot.