Will the real Anthropic please stand up

The company has been masterful at storytelling for years. Will the IPO reveal the company behind the mask or lean deeper into the myth-making? After weeks of frenzied speculation, Anthropic has filed its IPO prospectus. The 335-page document (100 pages or so are focused on risks) lays out the company's unique view of the technology it is building and the ways it believes it will change the world. It also warns that there's a fair chance that its tech could "erode trust, harm society and destabilize the geopolitical order" and, if things don't go to plan, "pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity." "We encourage you, as a prospective owner of our stock, not to think of your purchase in purely transactional terms," the company writes.