OpenAI competitor Anthropic on Tuesday committed to spend $30 billion on Microsoft Azure compute capacity and use up to 1 gigawatt of data center infrastructure based on Nvidia platforms as part of larger strategic partnerships.

On Tuesday, Microsoft and Nvidia announced plans to invest in Anthropic under a new partnership that includes a $30 billion commitment by the Claude maker to use Microsoft’s cloud services. Nvidia will commit up to $10 billion to Anthropic and Microsoft up to $5 billion, with both companies investing in Anthropic’s next funding round.

The frenzy of AI deals and cloud partnerships reached another zenith Tuesday morning as Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic announced a surprise alliance that includes a $5 billion investment by Microsoft in Anthropic — which in turn committed to spend at least $30 billion on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

Microsoft’s partnership with Nvidia and Anthropic continues the incestuous couplings that may force changes in how IT makes AI choices.

Anthropic launched two new AI courses on Coursera: one for developers and one for working professionals looking to learn how to use Claude.