Anthropic to invest $100 million to train AI engineer talent
Anthropic will invest $100 million into an academy for training AI talent, working with companies to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations.
The investment will fund a program called the Claude Frontier Academy, which aims to train 10,000 “frontier deployed engineers” drawn from companies that are part of Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network by the end of 2027, the company said in a press release on Friday.
Engineers from Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Novo Nordisk and a number of top consulting firms are included in the first groups. The program was borne out of Anthropic’s work partnering with businesses in implementing Claude, according to Anthropic.
“We hear our customers and partner organizations say, we need more people who can bring together familiarity and — with the enterprise tech and business context — and combine that with the highest level of AI fluency to solve the problems that need solving,” Shambhavi Shambhavi, Anthropic’s head of strategy and operations for partnerships, told CNBC.
Anthropic is in the midst of massive expansion as companies across the globe race to infuse its AI tools across their business units. The company is expected to hit the public market later this year, and could reportedly seek a $2 trillion market cap. Reuters reported earlier this week, citing a leaked copy of the IPO prospectus, that Anthropic generated almost $4.6 billion in revenue last year while racking up an operating loss of over $8 billion.
The training program will begin with an intensive “simulated enterprise deployment” with a graded assessment. Those who pass will enter a residency that follows a medical teaching model, with software engineers learning from instructors and practicing with casework before being assessed and credentialed. The first engineers are expected to be certified in early 2027.
“Claude Frontier Academy trains people the way our own engineers learn, and we want those who graduate to set the standard for how AI gets built inside a business,” Steve Corfield, Anthropic’s global head of business development and partnerships, said in the release.
The launch comes amid soaring demand for AI engineering expertise across multiple industries. Job postings for forward deployed engineers and other AI-related roles have surged in the finance world this year, according to data from Draup provided exclusively to CNBC.
— CNBC’s Ashley Capoot contributed reporting.
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