Amazon is investing an additional $25 billion in the AI startup Anthropic—$5 billion immediately and up to $20 billion more based on hitting commercial milestones—on top of the $8 billion it has already invested. In return, Anthropic commits to spending over $100 billion on Amazon's AI infrastructure and chips over the next decade, securing 5 gigawatts of computing capacity to handle surging demand for its Claude AI model which now generates $30 billion in annualized revenue. This deal intensifies competition between Amazon and Microsoft (which separately invested $5 billion in Anthropic) as both cloud giants race to cement partnerships with leading AI companies ahead of potential IPOs. Notably missing: any mention of what this massive capital influx means for AI safety, labor displacement in enterprise roles, or whether Anthropic's stated commitment to AI safety translates to actual safety improvements at this scale.