An artificial intelligence company is making significant moves to expand its computing infrastructure through a major data center initiative, according to a Thursday report from The Information.
Anthropic, the company responsible for developing the Claude Code AI assistant, has entered into more than a dozen preliminary lease agreements for data centers throughout the United States. These facilities would provide a combined capacity exceeding 1 gigawatt, sources familiar with the arrangements told The Information.
The AI startup’s leadership team has been exploring a financial arrangement with Google, which currently backs the company. Under the proposed deal, Google would offer financial guarantees for Anthropic’s lease payments. Google also collaborates on designing some of the server chips that Anthropic might deploy in these new facilities, the report indicated.
When contacted for comment, Google stated it does not provide responses to rumors or speculation. Anthropic has not yet responded to requests for comment from Reuters.
The expansion plans come as Anthropic experiences significant interest in its Claude series of AI models, leading the company to pursue multiple major agreements aimed at boosting its computing capabilities. This infrastructure development coincides with the company’s preparation for a public stock offering.
The company announced earlier this month that it had submitted confidential paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering, though details about the offering’s size and terms were not disclosed.
In April, Anthropic revealed that Alphabet had committed to investing as much as $40 billion in the AI startup.
Most recently, Anthropic completed a funding round in late May, raising $65 billion and achieving a post-money valuation of $965 billion. This valuation positions the company ahead of competitor OpenAI in terms of market value.
