Anthropic's IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs

Anthropic's IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs Share Anthropic's IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs on social media Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has filed papers for what could be the biggest ever initial public offering (IPO) of stock, even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. The filing on Monday sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86bn. An IPO could provide Anthropic with enormous resources to accelerate its expansion. The amount the company ultimately raises remains uncertain, as does its final valuation and offering price. But even at lower estimates, it would turn the five-year-old startup into one of the world's most valuable companies and potentially boost the wealth of Amodei and his sister and cofounder, Daniela, by billions of dollars.