Google’s Anthropic bet is a strange way to fund its future rival
bindureddy · x · 2026-07-23
Google should short itself and buy Anthropic, the author jokes, arguing that Google is spending billions to back a rival that could eventually outcompete it in the AGI race.
The post is mainly a strategic critique: why would a company fund a partner that may ultimately become its own existential competitor?
Related event: Google Invests Billions in Anthropic's Compute(2 posts)→
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