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Anthropic, Microsoft in talks for AI chip deal after $5 billion investment
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- Microsoft is in talks to supply its custom artificial intelligence chips to Anthropic, CNBC confirmed on Thursday.
- A deal would represent a win for Microsoft, which is behind cloud rivals Amazon and Google when it comes to supplying clients with special-purpose AI silicon.
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Microsoft is in talks to supply its custom artificial intelligence chips to Anthropic, CNBC confirmed on Thursday.
A deal would represent a win for Microsoft, which is behind cloud rivals Amazon and Google when it comes to supplying clients with special-purpose AI silicon. Microsoft announced its second-generation Maia AI chip in January, but has yet to make it available through its Azure cloud. The company did say the Maia 200 processor would run OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model.
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