The artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic is embarking on a new financing round, aiming to raise $2 billion with a potential valuation of up to $60 billion. This significant funding effort is being spearheaded by Lightspeed Venture Partners and is currently in its advanced stages of negotiation. Founded by former OpenAI executives, Anthropic has introduced Claude, an AI chatbot that has swiftly gained traction in the corporate realm, generating an annualized revenue of approximately $875 million.