Anthropic Commits $50 Billion to Build U.S. AI Data Centers With Fluidstack

Overview

• The company will construct AI-optimized facilities across multiple U.S. sites, including Texas and New York, with initial operations slated to begin throughout 2026.
• UK-based partner Fluidstack will supply capacity described as gigawatts of energy as part of the buildout.
• This marks Anthropic’s first major data-center expansion developed directly rather than through cloud providers such as Amazon and Google.
• Anthropic projects 800 permanent roles and 2,400 construction jobs tied to the new locations.
• The initiative arrives as tech giants map out vast AI infrastructure programs, with investor skepticism over payoffs persisting and company leaders framing the buildouts as critical to U.S. AI leadership.