Nobel-winning AI giant Demis Hassabis was early Anthropic investor: FT

The founder of Google’s AI lab DeepMind Demis Hassabis was an early investor in US startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The disclosure sheds light on the extent of the Nobel Prize winner’s influence over the global artificial intelligence race.

The British newspaper said Hassabis was an “angel investor” in the California-based company known for its Claude model, citing unnamed sources.