Alphabet Talks AI Model Access with Blackstone, KKR
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- Alphabet is negotiating with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to provide their portfolio companies with access to Google’s AI models.
- Anthropic launched Opus 4.7 on April 19, expanding its generative AI offering.
- OpenAI is consolidating resources, dissolving its Prism venture and canceling the Sora video‑generation project.
- Blackstone (alongside KKR and EQT) is seeking AI model access for its portfolio firms, mirroring recent PE‑AI joint ventures.
Why it matters: Three PE firms and their portfolio companies gain direct AI model access, while Alphabet expands its enterprise AI revenue stream, shifting market share away from OpenAI and Anthropic.
