Anthropic has unveiled a landmark $50 billion investment to build new American computing infrastructure, marking one of the most significant capital commitments in the history of the artificial intelligence sector. The company will construct custom data centers in partnership with Fluidstack in Texas and New York, with additional sites expected as demand for its Claude platform continues to rise.
The new facilities are being designed to maximize efficiency for Anthropic’s frontier workloads while supporting the next generation of AI research. The multibillion-dollar plan is projected to create approximately 800 permanent jobs and more than 2,400 construction jobs, with the first sites set to come online throughout 2026. The initiative aligns with the federal AI Action Plan’s goals to strengthen domestic technology capabilities and solidify American leadership in advanced computing. Anthropic emphasized that the project reflects its commitment to expanding high-quality jobs and enhancing national competitiveness.
Anthropic’s rapid growth has been propelled by its research agenda, its safety-focused development approach, and expanding enterprise adoption of Claude. The company now serves more than 300,000 business customers, and its number of large enterprise accounts generating over $100,000 in annualized revenue has increased almost sevenfold over the past year. The expansion of infrastructure capacity is intended to support the accelerating usage while enabling continued progress in areas such as alignment and interpretability.
Fluidstack was selected as Anthropic’s development partner for its ability to execute large-scale power and infrastructure projects with significant speed. The company expects these new data centers to deliver rapid implementation timelines and to provide the power capacity required for frontier-scale AI systems. Anthropic noted that the magnitude of the investment reflects both surging demand and the need for capital-efficient infrastructure to sustain long-term growth.
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“We’re getting closer to AI that can accelerate scientific discovery and help solve complex problems in ways that weren’t possible before. Realizing that potential requires infrastructure that can support continued development at the frontier. These sites will help us build more capable AI systems that can drive those breakthroughs, while creating American jobs.”
Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic
“Fluidstack was built for this moment. We’re proud to partner with frontier AI leaders like Anthropic to accelerate and deploy the infrastructure necessary to realize their vision.”
Gary Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of Fluidstack
