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Anthropic CEO: Predicting compute needs 1-2 years out is 'deepest business dilemma'

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said at a Bloomberg event that determining how much computing power the company will need one to two years ahead is its 'deepest business dilemma,' driven by unpredictable revenue. He named sourcing computing power as a key challenge for the AI company.

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    Dario Amodei says figuring out how much computing is needed in a year or two is Anthropic's "deepest business dilemma" due to the unpredictability of revenue (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

    Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg : Dario Amodei says figuring out how much computing is needed in a year or two is Anthropic's “deepest business dilemma” due to the unpredictability of revenue — Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei named sourcing computing power as one of the artificial intelligence …

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