Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, roiled Wall Street and Silicon Valley recently when he called for more guardrails on the pace of artificial intelligence development.

But even as Dr. Amodei became embroiled in a contentious A.I. safety debate, his company — which makes the Claude chatbot — continued to prepare for a blockbuster initial public offering that may shape up to be the biggest listing ever.

The company is expected to reach more than $100 billion in annualized revenue by the end of this year, according to four people familiar with the matter. That’s up from $65 billion in annualized revenue as of July. Investors seeking to get a piece of the I.P.O. are using those soaring numbers to justify Anthropic’s staggering potential valuation of $2 trillion.

The A.I. lab could publicly release financial documents detailing its offering as soon as in the coming weeks, which could put it on track for its shares to start trading as soon as November, said two people with knowledge of the situation who, like others quoted in this article, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential plans.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/technology/anthropic-ipo-ai-safety.html