Anthropic Seeks $2 Trillion Valuation in IPO Despite Warnings of Existential AI Risk

Anthropic, one of the world's most advanced artificial intelligence companies, is preparing for an unprecedented initial public offering that forces investors to grapple with an unfamiliar challenge: how to value a company whose own executives warn could pose catastrophic risks to humanity. The AI safety-focused startup is targeting a valuation around $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion for its November public listing, which would rank among the largest IPOs ever, while simultaneously dedicating roughly 80 of 261 pages of its SEC filing to detailed warnings about the existential dangers of its own technology.