No Nvidia Chips Needed! Amazon’s New AI Data Center For Anthropic Is Truly Massive

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On 1,200 acres in Indiana, Amazon’s biggest AI data center is now operational, with half a million AWS Trainium2 chips entirely devoted to powering OpenAI rival Anthropic. Just over a year ago, the whole site was nothing but dirt and cornfields. Seven buildings are operating now, and once complete, the site will have around 30 buildings and consume some 2.2 gigawatts of power. CNBC went to the small town of New Carlisle, Indiana, to talk to locals who are worried about the impact on their community and electric bills - and to get a first ever on-camera tour inside what Amazon’s calling the largest cluster of non-Nvidia chips in the world. We also sat down with AWS CEO Matt Garman and Anthropic CPO Mike Krieger for more details on the partnership. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:37 Rapid buildout 6:41 Exclusively AWS chips 9:41 Aligned with Anthropic 12:24 Power and water Produced and Shot by: Katie Tarasov Additional Reporting: MacKenzie Sigalos Edited by: Mike Heffron Additional Camera: Erin Black, Michael Crowe, Newton Ward, Peter Cassam Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt Animation: Emily Park, Jason Reginato, Josh Kalven Additional Production: Laura Batchelor Additional Footage: Amazon, Getty Images, Meta, Indiana Michigan Power, Last Energy » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more. Want to be your own boss? Sign up for Smarter by CNBC Make It's new online course, How To Start A Business: For First-Time Founders. Find step-by-step guidance for launching your first business, from testing your idea to growing your revenue. Sign up today: https://cnb.cx/4gEgnhO Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: https://www.cnbc.com/ Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC Follow CNBC News on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC on Threads: https://cnb.cx/threads Follow CNBC News on X: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC on WhatsApp: https://cnb.cx/WhatsAppCNBC #cnbc How Amazon Opened Its Largest AI Data Center In The World In Just One Year