Inside Google’s investment in the AI startup Anthropic

To win the artificial intelligence race, Google not only has developed its own technologies, but has also pumped money into prominent AI startups. And to preserve its competitive edge, Google has kept its ownership stakes in those startups a secret.Google owns 14% of Anthropic, according to legal filings that the AI startup submitted as part of a Google antitrust case. But that investment gives Google little control over the company. The internet giant can own only up to 15% of Anthropic, according to the filings, and Google holds no voting rights,…