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xAI Colossus data center deal with Anthropic
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xAI agreed to provide Anthropic with access to Colossus 1 supercomputer infrastructure, while retaining the larger Colossus 2 for its own use. The deal gives Anthropic significant compute resources but raises questions about xAI's commitment to maintaining Grok as a frontier model, and reports indicate Colossus 1 has environmental concerns and xAI recently discontinued older models with minimal notice.
- Anthropic receives Colossus 1 access; xAI retains larger Colossus 2 for internal use
- Colossus 1 has documented poor environmental record
- xAI shut down multiple older models with only 2 weeks' notice
- Deal signals potential shift away from Grok as frontier-class model
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Under-reported details of the xAI/Anthropic Colossus data center deal: Anthropic get Colossus 1 but xAI keep using the larger Colossus 2, Colossus 1 has a REALLY bad environmental record, and xAI just shut down a bunch of older models on 2…
I usually avoid commenting too much on industry deals, but this one is fascinating. Certainly seems like a blow to the idea that Grok will remain a frontier model (while giving Anthropic a lot of compute).