The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is currently in negotiations to secure $2 billion in funding, which could potentially value the company at $60 billion, solidifying its position as the fifth most valuable startup in the United States. Established by former OpenAI members, Anthropic's advanced language model, Claude, stands as a formidable competitor to ChatGPT. The company has already garnered investments from tech giants Amazon and Google for the development of sophisticated AI agents capable of executing intricate computer tasks. This latest funding round aims to accelerate Anthropic's technological research and development efforts, as well as facilitate its market expansion.