"Anthropic's deal with Elon Musk's newly renamed AI company, SpaceXAI - formerly xAI before its acquisition by SpaceX-to secure more computing power from, you guessed it, the Colossus supercomputer in Memphis. The massive facility reportedly houses more than 220,000 Nvidia GPUs. Anthropic said the added compute would help expand capacity for Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers who have been complaining about usage limits and availability."
"AI executives often talk about future models as if they will become utilities-something like electricity or water flowing from a tap, instantly available whenever people need more intelligence. But none of that works unless the companies building those systems can first access the real faucet underneath it all: electricity powering vast clusters of AI chips."
"That helps explain why Anthropic, a company known for emphasizing AI safety, is now turning to Elon Musk-who had previously called Anthropic a company that "hates Western civilization"-to quench its growing thirst for computing power."
"It also leads to the second thread in this story: As Big Tech feeds its growing hunger for computing power by building ev"
AI infrastructure expansion is accelerating through large, power-intensive data centers that supply the compute needed for frontier models. Anthropic secured additional capacity from Elon Musk’s Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, which reportedly contains more than 220,000 Nvidia GPUs, to address subscriber complaints about Claude Pro and Claude Max usage limits and availability. The piece frames future models as “utilities” only if companies can access the underlying power and chip clusters. It also notes growing data center backlash as Big Tech increases demand for electricity and physical infrastructure. Meanwhile, U.S. and China pursue AI guardrails, and political contests increasingly reflect AI policy and competition concerns.
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