Elon Musk's SpaceXAI has announced a partnership with Anthropic, a company he had previously criticized as a threat to civilization, to provide computing power for its AI model, Claude. The deal involves Anthropic taking over the entire capacity of Colossus 1, a supercomputer owned by SpaceXAI, in exchange for a significant amount of rent.

The partnership includes a 'Humanity Clause' that allows SpaceXAI to reclaim the capacity if Claude engages in actions that harm humanity. Musk had previously called Anthropic's Claude 'misanthropic,' 'evil,' and a 'threat to Western civilization.'

The deal is seen as a strategic pivot for Anthropic, which needs significant computing power to keep pace with OpenAI. For Musk, the partnership is a pragmatic move to turn a massive overhead into a revenue stream while keeping a competitor on a short leash.

The immediate outlook for the partnership is that Anthropic will utilize the computing power of Colossus 1 to improve its AI model, Claude, while SpaceXAI will monitor the model's actions to ensure they do not harm humanity. The court of public opinion will continue to watch this development, as the partnership between two major players in the AI industry unfolds.