Anthropic Unveils $1.5 Billion Joint Venture With Wall Street Firms - WSJ

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Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs launch a $1.5 billion joint venture to sell AI tools to businesses, including private-equity portfolio companies.

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