NYC Comptroller Calls on Anthropic to Delay $2 Trillion IPO Over AI Safety Governance Gaps

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has urged AI giant Anthropic to pause its record-setting initial public offering until the company demonstrates robust governance and safety controls for advanced artificial intelligence systems. In a letter sent Wednesday to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Levine called for delays to the planned IPO—expected to value the company at approximately $2 trillion and potentially raise over $100 billion, making it the largest offering on record—citing unresolved risks around AI development pace, corporate governance, and existential safety concerns that the company itself has flagged.