Alphabet raises $80 billion to accelerate the AI race.

This move comes amid a heating-up race among technology companies to invest in AI.

Alphabet said its fundraising plan would include public offerings of shares, a long-term stock sale program, and a $10 billion private investment from Berkshire Hathaway.

In the press release, the company emphasized: "The company is seeing tremendous demand for AI solutions and services from both businesses and consumers, exceeding the company's current supply capacity."

Google's Gemini is currently the leading AI chatbot. (Screenshot)

According to Alphabet, pressure from increasing demand has forced the company to accelerate the construction of data centers and expand its computing infrastructure to support AI.

Alphabet's announcement came on the same day that Anthropic, the developer of the Claude chatbot, confirmed it had filed for privacy in preparation for its initial public offering (IPO). Meanwhile, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is also expected to list on the stock market in the near future.

Meanwhile, billionaire Elon Musk announced that SpaceX, which merged with xAI in February of this year, is planning one of the largest stock sales in history and could begin presenting the deal to investors as early as this week.

The simultaneous emergence of large-scale fundraising plans from Alphabet, Anthropic, and SpaceX indicates that the competition in the AI field is entering a new phase, as leading technology companies are willing to spend tens, even hundreds of billions of dollars, to expand their computing power and gain an advantage in the global artificial intelligence market.

Specifically, from Anthropic's perspective, filing its IPO application confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allows the regulator to review relevant documents while the company's financial information and operational details remain undisclosed.

Anthropic stated, "The number of shares offered and the issuance price have not yet been determined." This announcement comes just days after the company said it had raised $65 billion in new investment, bringing its valuation to approximately $965 billion, surpassing its major rival OpenAI.

Meanwhile, SpaceX is reportedly set to begin its IPO campaign this week, aiming for a valuation of around $1.75 trillion.

Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, believes that the upcoming IPOs of Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX could usher in a new and exciting phase for the market.

He believes this is a sign that "the doors to the IPO market are opening again," after several relatively quiet years.

However, some experts also warn that the wave of heavy investment in AI is sparking debates about the risk of forming an asset bubble.