Anthropic Files for IPO Day After Warning AI Development Should Slow
Major AI company going public while simultaneously warning about AI development risks creates market and policy tension
The Morning Brief Desk · · Updated June 18, 2026 · How the Brief is made
Anthropic filed for an initial public offering Thursday, one day after the AI company proposed a global slowdown in artificial intelligence development. The company reported annualized revenue of $47 billion in May, up from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025.
The timing puts Anthropic’s growth ambitions at odds with its public warnings that AIs will soon build their own successors, requiring companies to slow development. Co-founder Daniela Amodei dismissed doubts about AI returns ahead of the filing, even as the company called for industry restraint on safety grounds.
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Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns
Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025.
Anthropic proposes a global slowdown of AI development
Anthropic warns that AIs will soon be able to build their own successor, and it’s suggesting that companies may have to slow down development.
Anthropic scales its most powerful AI a day after filing to IPO
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