diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/types.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/types.py
index 3864b7cc76..3c3fdf9921 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/types.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/types.py
@@ -13,10 +13,21 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
-from typing import Dict, List, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+
+# This is the implementation of the "Any" type as specified by the specifications of OpenTelemetry data model for logs.
+# For more details, refer to the OTel specification:
+# https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#type-any
 
 AnyValue = Union[
-    str, bool, int, float, bytes, List["AnyValue"], Dict[str, "AnyValue"], None
+    str,
+    bool,
+    int,
+    float,
+    bytes,
+    Sequence["AnyValue"],
+    Mapping[str, "AnyValue"],
+    None,
 ]
 AttributeValue = Union[
     str,