AI firm Anthropic is planning to lease and manage its own data centers. The company is seeking financial backing from Alphabet's Google for lease payments. Anthropic has signed preliminary agreements for over 1 GW of US data center capacity. Google, a backer, may provide a financial guarantee for lease payments.

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Google, whose AI entries include Gemini, agreed to backstop lease payments at each location, helping Anthropic obtain what amounts to a $35 billion loan.