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Zoom invested in Anthropic in 2023. Anthropic is a leading private AI lab (creator of Claude). Public investors have very few ways to get exposure to Anthropic (unlike OpenAI via MSFT). Zoom's stake acts as a hidden asset on its balance sheet. Additionally, Zoom is pivoting to "AI-powered collaboration" (Contact Center/Virtual Agents) to combat the narrative that AI kills SaaS. LONG ZM as a proxy for Anthropic valuation growth and a contrarian play on AI application utility. AI agents could eventually replace the need for video conferencing software entirely; the "AI displacement" risk remains high for seat-based SaaS.