Anthropic, creator of the Claude model and valued at $965 billion, is preparing for a historic IPO on the Nasdaq, targeting a $2 trillion valuation. CEO Dario Amodei published an essay calling on the AI industry to slow the pace of model development, proposing third-party evaluations and common safety standards. The company reached $65 billion in annualized revenue in July, a sevenfold increase from the prior year, and generated operating profit for the second consecutive quarter. This initiative comes as concerns about existential AI risks intensify, with more than half of Americans saying they are more concerned than excited about AI’s growing role in daily life. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supported Amodei’s proposal, while analysts warn that the slowdown could favor dominant players in the sector.
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