November 12, 2025 (Local Time) — Austin, TX / New York, NY
AI safety and research company Anthropic​ announced on Wednesday plans to invest $50 billion​ to develop a next-generation AI infrastructure network​ across the United States, with the first phase set to include the construction of custom-built data centers in Texas and New York.
The initiative is designed to support the rapid growth of Anthropic’s enterprise business and long-term AI research efforts. The data centers will be developed in partnership with Fluidstack, a leading AI cloud platform that provides large-scale GPU cluster services​ to major clients including Meta, Midjourney, and Mistral.
Construction is expected to begin soon, with the first sites slated to become operational by 2026. The project is projected to create 800 permanent jobs​ and over 2,000 construction positions.
The move comes amid growing concern among U.S. policymakers about domestic computational capacity and technological sovereignty, positioning Anthropic as a major domestic player in the physical AI infrastructure space.
“We are getting closer to AI systems that can accelerate scientific discovery and solve complex problems in ways never before possible,”​ said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic. “Unlocking that potential requires infrastructure capable of sustaining cutting-edge development. These data centers will enable us to build more powerful AI systems, drive breakthroughs, and create jobs across the United States.”​
The announcement follows intensified infrastructure investments by competitors, particularly OpenAI, which has secured over $1.4 trillion in long-term infrastructure commitments​ through partnerships with Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
To meet its ambitious goals, Anthropic has chosen to collaborate with Fluidstack​ to build customized, AI-optimized facilities​ capable of delivering gigawatt-scale power support within short timelines—a key factor in the partnership, according to the company.
Additionally, Amazon has already opened a dedicated 1,200-acre data center campus for Anthropic in Indiana, backed by an $11 billion investment, which is now fully operational—while many competitors remain in the planning phase. Anthropic has also expanded its partnership with Google Cloud by hundreds of billions of dollars​ in computing services.
The investment also arrives at a time of heightened scrutiny over the role of the U.S. federal government in financing AI infrastructure.
Recent reports indicate that OpenAI lobbied the Trump administration last week to expand the CHIPS and Science Act’s tax credit program​ to include AI data centers and grid components such as transformers.
The request followed backlash over a proposal by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar​ for the government to provide a “guarantee” for the company’s compute agreements—a suggestion that was later walked back in favor of the tax credit push.
While OpenAI has since retracted its call for direct federal guarantees, the episode underscores the political and financial uncertainties​ surrounding how AI infrastructure will be funded—and by whom—in the years to come.