Anthropic files for potentially record IPO as CEO warns of AI risk
Original title: Anthropic Files for Potentially the Biggest IPO Ever as CEO Warns of Risk to Humanity From AI
First-half revenue topped $16 billion and the net loss was $80.7 billion, including a $72.4 billion charge.
Anthropic filed Monday for a Nasdaq listing under ticker ANT, with a Wall Street debut planned next month. The company reported more than $16 billion in first-half revenue, 14 times a year earlier, and a net loss of $80.7 billion that included a $72.4 billion one-time charge. The filing gives seven founders 50.1% of votes and describes a Long-Term Benefit Trust meant to put public safety ahead of profit. CEO Dario Amodei has separately urged the industry to slow development.
Unconfirmed: Final valuation and proceeds are unset; the $100 billion raise and $1.5–2 trillion valuations are from reports.
- Private investors valued Anthropic at $965 billion earlier this year.
- Reports put a possible valuation at $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion.
- SpaceX’s June IPO raised $86 billion; reports say this could raise $100 billion.
- Disclosed figures suggest each of seven founders could hold about 1.4%.
- Risk factors cite chemical weapons, authoritarian misuse, and rogue models.
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