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As Anthropic's IPO approaches, its pre-listing atmosphere stands out as out of step compared with other blockbuster stock offerings. U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno wrote to CEO Dario Amodei, criticizing the company for advancing its IPO while warning that superintelligence could lead to human extinction, tying the savings of millions of Americans to the company's success or failure. The letter cited a valuation of nearly $2 trillion discussed by investors, with the transaction expected to launch as early as October 2026. Independent financial research firm New Constructs called it the most absurd IPO of 2026, valuing the company at $150 billion, far below its targeted $2 trillion market cap, and estimating that reaching the target valuation would require recording twice Nvidia's profits over the past year. Another post used Claude to generate a summary comparing old and new versions of Anthropic's registration certificate, stating that the mission and Trust core provisions were preserved, while the post-IPO charter remains to be seen.

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  1. · 1 reports
    Anthropic updates its corporate registration certificate
    LessWrong:Anthropic updates its certificate of incorporation: Claude generates a comparison summary of the documents
  2. · 1 reports
    U.S. senator writes to Anthropic CEO criticizing its superintelligence stance
    Senator Bernie Moreno:Moreno wrote to Anthropic CEO Amodei, criticizing him for warning that AI could exterminate humanity while pushing forward with an IPO
  3. · 2 reports
    Anthropic IPO sparks market discussion
    Financial Times · 人工智能:Why is Anthropic's IPO so bizarre?

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Oct 8
  1. CNBC · Technology
    Research firm New Constructs says Anthropic will be the most absurd IPO of 2026

    Independent financial research firm New Constructs said in a report that Anthropic's upcoming IPO is the most absurd IPO of 2026, valuing the company at $150 billion, far below its targeted $2 trillion market cap. The firm estimated that for Anthropic to reach its target valuation, it would need to record twice the profits of Nvidia, the world's most valuable technology company, over the past year, while Nvidia's net profit over the past four quarters exceeded $190 billion. According to Reuters, citing a leaked prospectus, Anthropic's 2025 revenue was $4.6 billion, with a net loss of $42 billion. New Constructs believes that widening operating losses combined with competition from open-source models mean it does not consider Anthropic to have a viable business. The firm also mentioned that Anthropic's statements about AI potentially posing catastrophic or existential risks to humanity are also one of the reasons investors should avoid this IPO.

Oct 6
  1. LessWrong
    Anthropic updates its certificate of incorporation: Claude generates a comparison summary of the documents

    Mikhail Samin published Anthropic's certificate of incorporation update and used Claude to generate a comparison summary of the old and new documents, stating that the mission and Trust core terms were preserved, while the charter after the IPO remains to be seen. Figures such as board seats in the post come from the model summary, not from verification of the original PDF, and do not constitute legal conclusions.

Oct 5
  1. Senator Bernie Moreno
    Moreno wrote to Anthropic CEO Amodei, criticizing him for warning that AI could exterminate humanity while pushing forward with an IPO

    U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (Republican of Ohio) wrote to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, criticizing the company for advancing its IPO while warning that superintelligence could lead to human extinction, tying the savings of millions of Americans to the company's success or failure. The letter cited a valuation of nearly $2 trillion discussed by investors (about 42 times Anthropic's revenue and twice the company's valuation four months ago), with the transaction expected to launch as early as October 2026. Moreno also cited the departure of Anthropic safety researcher Jacob Coxon and Evan Hubinger's statement that the probability of AI causing human extinction within a decade exceeds 10%, asking Amodei to follow the White House's example and focus on superintelligence improving people's lives and defending against real threats.

Oct 2
  1. Financial Times · 人工智能
    Why is Anthropic's IPO so bizarre?

    As Anthropic's IPO approaches, its pre-listing atmosphere stands out as out of step compared with other blockbuster stock offerings, and is even unsettling.

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