Meta criticizes Anthropic, but went so far as to predict spending $10 billion a year on its AI

Meta has faced scrutiny regarding its strategic relationship with Anthropic, as reports indicate the company projected annual expenditures of 10 billion dollars on Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology despite publicly criticizing the firm. This financial projection highlights a complex dependency on external AI models even as Meta develops its own internal infrastructure.

In a separate legal development, Meta finalized a 17.1 billion dollar settlement with a coalition of states. The agreement, reached just days before a scheduled federal trial concerning child safety on social media platforms, concludes a period of significant legal challenges for the corporation.