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Alphabet (GOOGL, Financials) is intending to invest up to $40 billion in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, deepening a collaboration to cement its foothold in the rapidly rising AI business.The increased arrangement builds on a relationship in which Anthropic already uses Google Cloud infrastructure and offers its Claude AI models through the platform. This comes amid increasing competition among big tech firms to lead the development and implementation of AI.Alphabet has also expanded its enterprise AI push through partnerships. The company also recently announced AI agents to automate processes in areas including telecoms, retail and IT systems, besides ServiceNow. These tools are designed to diagnose and fix problems before they happen, as part of a move toward increasing autonomy in corporate software.Analysts remain bullish on Alphabet’s prospects. BMO Capital boosted its price target to $410, highlighting the company’s strong position throughout the AI ecosystem and growing engagement driven by AI capabilities included in its core products.The investment reflects Alphabet’s commitment to scaling AI capabilities across cloud, search and corporate applications. Investors will be watching for execution and profits as spending in the sector grows.
