Anthropic expands partnership with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation compute
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Broadcom, Anthropic, Google Sign AI Infrastructure Deals
Is Anthropic's AI boom the economic force of a generation or a dangerous gamble outpacing reality?
Above: The Broadcom logo in Brussels, Belgium, on March 3, 2026. Image credit: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Techno-optimist narrative
Anthropic's $30B run rate confirms frontier AI as the defining economic force of our time, while the Google-Broadcom deal secures the infrastructure to sustain that trajectory into the future. Though the full potential of this technology is still beyond comprehension, these announcements reaffirm which companies will be leading humanity into a new era.
Techno-skeptic narrative
Massive AI chip deals mean nothing if the technology can't reliably deliver. Over 165,000 tech workers have already lost jobs to AI hype that experts say is wildly outpacing actual capability, with reliability flagged as a fundamental barrier. Locking in gigawatts of compute while the workforce bleeds and the supply chain strains is by no means a guarantee of success.
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