We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
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This week, something significant happened. Rather than testing the waters in their own way, a big European bank has made a leap into Artificial Intelligence. They’re doing this in partnership with Accenture and Anthropic in order to build an entire AI hub, and it sends a message across the sector: get in line or fall behind! Piraeus Bank, Accenture and Anthropic will build a centralized AI engine to help the bank transform its operations. Okay, hold on a minute. I know what you might be thinking. We’ve been bombarded with this rhetoric for some time: AI will change banking! And […]
Read full articleOn the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
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