Google to invest millions in another AI startup

Shortly after announcing a $2bn punt on Anthropic, Google is to pour millions into Character.AI

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Google to invest millions in another AI startup
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Google to invest millions in another AI startup

Google is reportedly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in AI chatbot standout Character.AI just weeks after the world’s third-largest cloud company agreed to pour $2 billion into AI startup Anthropic. The move shows that the generative AI wars between tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon will likely continue to heat up in 2024.

The company is in talks to invest a large amount of money into the AI chatbot startup in order to form a deeper relationship with Character.AI, according to a report by Reuters. The AI startup was ...

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