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Anthropic reportedly walks away from US$6 billion acquisition of AI startup Decart

The Claude chatbot maker is said to walk away after exploring a deal and performing due diligence

Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, has reportedly decided to abandon its pursuit of an acquisition of AI startup Decart AI, according to sources familiar with the matter. The tech giant had been in talks to purchase Decart for approximately US$6 billion, but ultimately walked away from the deal after exploring the possibility and conducting due diligence.

Decart specializes in software that aims to lower the expenses associated with training and operating AI by optimizing the efficiency of chips. While Anthropic remains open to collaborations with Decart, no official statement has been released from either company regarding the situation.

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