Anthropic is in discussions with private equity firms like Blackstone to form a joint venture aimed at selling its AI technology to portfolio companies, using a consulting model similar to Palantir.
These talks have been temporarily affected by an ongoing dispute with the U.S. government, which has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk and banned the Defense Department from using its AI tools.
However, the Pentagon has also indicated that the use of Anthropic's tools could continue past a phase-out period if deemed critical to national security, and joint venture negotiations remain ongoing.
Main topics: Anthropic's potential AI joint venture with private equity firms; the U.S. government dispute and military ban; the Pentagon's conditional extension for critical use.
Anthropic is in talks with a group of private equity firms, including Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman, to form an AI-focused joint venture, The Information reported on Wednesday.
The partnership would âaim to â sell â the Claude maker's technology to companies backed by the investment firms, the report said, citing a person involved in the discussions and another individual who was briefed about it.
If finalised, the partnership would adopt a Palantir-style model to offer consulting services to help â companies integrate Anthropic's âAI into their operations, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. â Anthropic and Blackstone did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.
There is an ongoing dispute between the U.S. and Anthropic over restrictions on the military's use of its AI tools that resulted in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labelling the company a supply chain risk and banning âits use by the U.S. Department of Defense and its contractors.
The recent conflict between the U.S. government and Anthropic â temporarily affected discussions over the joint venture, but talks are ongoing, according to The Information report.
Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the Pentagon informed its senior leaders that the use of Anthropic's AI tools, including Claude AI, could continue beyond the previously announced six-month phase-out period if deemed critical to national security.
The partnership would âaim to â sell â the Claude maker's technology to companies backed by the investment firms, the report said, citing a person involved in the discussions and another individual who was briefed about it.
If finalised, the partnership would adopt a Palantir-style model to offer consulting services to help â companies integrate Anthropic's âAI into their operations, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. â Anthropic and Blackstone did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.
There is an ongoing dispute between the U.S. and Anthropic over restrictions on the military's use of its AI tools that resulted in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labelling the company a supply chain risk and banning âits use by the U.S. Department of Defense and its contractors.
The recent conflict between the U.S. government and Anthropic â temporarily affected discussions over the joint venture, but talks are ongoing, according to The Information report.
Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the Pentagon informed its senior leaders that the use of Anthropic's AI tools, including Claude AI, could continue beyond the previously announced six-month phase-out period if deemed critical to national security.
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