March 22 (Reuters) - Anthropic, backed by Google

and Amazon.com ( AMZN ), is weighing a slate of

sovereign wealth funds to acquire FTX's stake of about $1

billion in the AI startup, CNBC reported on Friday citing

sources.

In February, a U.S. judge ruled that bankrupt crypto

exchange FTX may sell its shares in Anthropic.

FTX invested $500 million in Anthropic in 2021, and

currently holds a 7.84% stake in the company, according to court

documents.

The company had sought permission to sell the shares as part

of its court-supervised effort to liquidate its assets and repay

customers who lost access to their accounts when the company

collapsed in 2022.

Anthropic also privately ruled out Saudi Arabia as a

potential stakeholder, according to CNBC.

FTX and Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters'

requests for comment.