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Artificial Intelligence · AI business · 54 outlets (L 5 · C 17 · R 12 · 20 not rated)

Anthropic files for IPO in one of the largest stock debuts ever

The San Francisco-based company, founded in 2021 and known for its Claude chatbot, plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, with a Wall Street debut expected next month.⁠[4, 76, 82] Sky News reported the company made a loss in the first six months of this year, and Axios reported it owes almost $650 billion for computing.⁠[11, 80]

The filing discloses hundreds of billions of dollars in largely noncancelable compute commitments, which outlets reported as roughly $650 billion to $1 trillion depending on the source.⁠[11, 28, 49 +1] The filing also discloses a governance structure under which Anthropic's seven co-founders will control the company through a single golden share of supervoting stock.⁠[78]

Why it matters The filing sets up Anthropic to become the first large frontier AI lab to go public, with its debut expected next month.⁠[41, 76]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and 51 more

Background Anthropic’s monster IPO is coming. Here’s what to know · Los Angeles Times

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 34 rated outlets that covered it, 5 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 17 are center and 12 are right of center (9 of them in the Right group). 20 more are not rated.

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Mother Jones · Left · −1.71HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68Vanity Fair · Center · −0.61NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Fortune · Center · −0.25The Economist · Center · −0.23Politico · Center · −0.22ABC News · Center · −0.19International Business Times · Center · −0.14CBS News · Center · −0.14Business Insider · Center · −0.09Axios · Center · −0.05Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · +0.63New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Dispatch · Leans right · +0.85The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34IJR · Right · +1.52Fox Business · Right · +1.66Blaze Media · Right · +1.71RedState · Right · +1.87Breitbart · Right · +2.03One America News Network · Right · +2.69Conservative Review · Right · +2.76
  • Left: Mother Jones (−1.71).
  • Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
  • Center: Vanity Fair (−0.61), NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Fortune (−0.25), The Economist (−0.23), Politico (−0.22), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), Business Insider (−0.09), Axios (−0.05), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64), The Dispatch (+0.85).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), IJR (+1.52), Fox Business (+1.66), Blaze Media (+1.71), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).

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Left

  1. 1 HuffPost · Leans left · Oct 26, 9:29 a.m. ETAnthropic Unveils Its IPO Filing
  2. 2 Mother Jones · Left · Oct 26, 2:37 p.m. ETAnthropic’s Founders Pledged to Donate Most of Their Stock. Their IPO Tells Another Story.
  3. 3 NPR · Leans left · Oct 26, 10:16 a.m. ETAI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records
  4. 4 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 26, 9:12 a.m. ETAnthropic publicly files for listing on the US stock market
  5. 5 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 27, 1:00 a.m. ETFour takeaways from Anthropic’s potentially record-breaking stock market filing
  6. 6 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 27, 11:15 a.m. ETAnthropic accelerates – for the rest of us, the speed of growth spells precarity
  7. 7 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 26, 2:06 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO S-1 Spells Out a Future of Promise and Peril
  8. 8 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 27, 5:20 a.m. ETIn Anthropic I.P.O., Goldman and Morgan Stanley Slug It Out for Top Bank
  9. 9 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 27, 6:09 a.m. ETIn Anthropic I.P.O., Goldman and Morgan Stanley Slug It Out for Top Bank

Center

  1. 10 ABC News · Center · Oct 26, 2:28 p.m. ETAnthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public
  2. 11 Axios · Center · Oct 26, 6:58 p.m. ETInside Anthropic's massive — and wild — IPO prospectus
  3. 12 Axios · Center · Oct 27, 5:00 a.m. ETAnthropic IPO leads AI's $235 billion dealmaking blitz
  4. 13 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 26, 7:23 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO Sets Up Defining Moment for Wall Street and AI Boom
  5. 14 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 12:09 a.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO May See CBA Sitting on Multi-Billion Windfall
  6. 15 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 1:12 a.m. ETAnthropic IPO: Who Can Subscribe and What Are the Risks?
  7. 16 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 2:30 a.m. ETWhat Anthropic's IPO Means for the AI Trade (Video)
  8. 17 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 3:46 a.m. ETAnthropic Mega IPO Filing Renews AI Trade Optimism
  9. 18 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 12:30 p.m. ETWhat’s Next for Anthropic’s Mega-IPO: Five Things to Watch
  10. 19 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 27, 5:12 p.m. ETCatastrophe, Rogue AI and Other Anthropic IPO Risks
  11. 20 Business Insider · Center · Oct 26, 7:38 p.m. ETAnthropic's IPO filing answers one of the biggest questions about the AI boom: Can AI labs actually make money?
  12. 21 Business Insider · Center · Oct 27, 7:35 a.m. ETAnthropic's IPO filing is the talk of Wall Street. Michael Burry says it hasn't eased his worries about the AI boom.
  13. 22 Business Insider · Center · Oct 27, 3:31 p.m. ETNvidia's worst nightmare may be lurking inside Anthropic's IPO filing
  14. 23 CBS News · Center · Oct 26, 11:51 a.m. ETAnthropic files for IPO as it competes for dominance in AI arms race
  15. 24 CBS News · Center · Oct 27, 9:58 a.m. ETAnthropic files for IPO amid concern over AI threat
  16. 25 CBS News · Center · Oct 27, 3:28 p.m. ETAnthropic's IPO lists 93 pages of risks. What could go wrong?
  17. 26 CNBC · Center · Oct 26, 6:50 p.m. ETFrom Wall Street to Silicon Valley, Anthropic IPO poised to have massive 'trickle-down effect'
  18. 27 CNBC · Center · Oct 27, 1:26 p.m. ETAnthropic's IPO could be 'speculative fiction' or a 'generational moment' — investors are split
  19. 28 Forbes · Center · Oct 26, 4:51 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO Filing Reveals The Scale Of Its AI Infrastructure Spending
  20. 29 Forbes · Center · Oct 27, 10:51 a.m. ETThinking About Buying Anthropic Stock? Consider These Risks Firsts
  21. 30 Fortune · Center · Oct 26, 4:30 p.m. ETAnthropic’s S-1 makes clear it’s on the hook for billions in compute. Its customers can walk at any time
  22. 31 Fortune · Center · Oct 27, 3:00 a.m. ETAnthropic’s S-1, by the numbers: A thriving business—with a $441 billion asterisk
  23. 32 Fortune · Center · Oct 27, 8:12 a.m. ETAs Anthropic’s IPO approaches, CFO Krishna Rao faces a defining test
  24. 33 Fortune · Center · Oct 27, 3:38 p.m. ETThe big takeaways and big questions from Anthropic’s S-1
  25. 34 International Business Times · Center · Oct 26, 4:01 p.m. ETAnthropic's Upcoming IPO is Buoying Markets After Steep Losses. Stocks Rebounded.
  26. 35 NBC News · Center · Oct 26, 10:57 a.m. ETAI startup Anthropic unveils its public IPO filing for the first time
  27. 36 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 26, 6:50 p.m. ETNews Wrap: AI giant Anthropic preparing for initial public offering
  28. 37 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 27, 2:28 p.m. ETAnthropic says risks for investors include blowback from runaway AI
  29. 38 Politico · Center · Oct 26, 10:43 a.m. ETAnthropic warns investors of political risks as it prepares to go public
  30. 39 The Economist · Center · Oct 26, 6:23 p.m. ETDon’t expect supersize profits from Anthropic any time soon
  31. 40 The Economist · Center · Oct 27, 6:25 a.m. ETAct of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid
  32. 41 The Hill · Center · Oct 26, 9:47 a.m. ETAI giant Anthropic files to make stock market debut
  33. 42 UPI · Center · Oct 26, 12:32 p.m. ETAnthropic outlines AI risks toward humanity, losses in SEC filing
  34. 43 Vanity Fair · Center · Oct 27, 6:46 p.m. ETAnthropic’s Pre-IPO Filing Is the Scariest Thing You’ll Read This Halloween Season
  35. 44 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 26, 10:28 a.m. ETAI giant Anthropic publicly files for listing on the U.S. stock market

Right

  1. 45 Blaze Media · Right · Oct 26, 1:40 p.m. ETAnthropic files IPO paperwork as company jockeys for AI dominance amid losses
  2. 46 Breitbart · Right · Oct 27, 2:04 p.m. ETHacking & Blackmail: 6 Risks Anthropic Flags in Its IPO Documents
  3. 47 Conservative Review · Right · Oct 26, 1:40 p.m. ETAnthropic files IPO paperwork as company jockeys for AI dominance amid losses
  4. 48 Fox Business · Right · Oct 26, 9:28 a.m. ETAnthropic files SEC paperwork as AI giant prepares for major IPO
  5. 49 IJR · Right · Oct 26, 12:09 a.m. ETAnthropic IPO Filing Reveals Up to $750 Billion in Compute Costs
  6. 50 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 26, 8:35 p.m. ETAnthropic files for blockbuster IPO that could value AI giant at $2 trillion
  7. 51 One America News Network · Right · Oct 26, 11:29 a.m. ETAnthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever even as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI
  8. 52 RedState · Right · Oct 26, 12:26 p.m. ETAnthropic Files for $2T IPO Amid AI Safety Concerns
  9. 53 The Dispatch · Leans right · Oct 27, 6:37 a.m. ETWhat’s the GOP’s Midterm Strategy?
  10. 54 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 26, 5:41 p.m. ETOpinion | Anthropic’s Big IPO Gamble
  11. 55 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 27, 5:30 a.m. ETAnthropic’s ‘Adjusted’ Profit Exposes Wall Street’s Earnings Game
  12. 56 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 27, 12:00 p.m. ETWhy Anthropic’s Rivals are Rooting for its IPO
  13. 57 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 26, 2:00 p.m. ETAnthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public
  14. 58 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 27, 9:56 a.m. ETRisks spelled out for Anthropic investors include blowback from runaway AI
  15. 59 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 26, 10:24 a.m. ETAnthropic files IPO to take company public

Not rated

  1. 60 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 26, 12:53 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs
  2. 61 Ars Technica · Not rated · Oct 27, 5:31 p.m. ETAnthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity
  3. 62 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 26, 1:20 p.m. ETAnthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising details
  4. 63 CNET · Not rated · Oct 26, 3:12 p.m. ETThreat of AI Bubble Looms Over Anthropic’s Big IPO Moment
  5. 64 Engadget · Not rated · Oct 26, 9:41 a.m. ETAnthropic files to go public
  6. 65 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 26, 2:08 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO filing is the start of the put-up-or-shut-up era of AI
  7. 66 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 27, 10:37 a.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO strategy? Cloak itself in altruism
  8. 67 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 27, 4:30 p.m. ETAnthropic’s 97-page list of business risks is quadruple the length of other AI IPOs. What’s on it: weapons, blackmail, and more
  9. 68 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:41 p.m. ETFirstFT: Anthropic unveils long-awaited IPO prospectus
  10. 69 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 27, 12:00 a.m. ETAnthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing
  11. 70 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 27, 1:00 a.m. ETAnthropic’s big financial reveal
  12. 71 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 27, 10:02 a.m. ETAnthropic and the AI cluster effect in fundraising
  13. 72 GeekWire · Not rated · Oct 27, 9:53 a.m. ETWho’s getting Anthropic’s compute spending? IPO filing shows where the tech giants really stand
  14. 73 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 27, 6:00 a.m. ETAnthropic’s monster IPO is coming. Here’s what to know
  15. 74 MIT Technology Review · Not rated · Oct 26, 1:45 p.m. ETWill the real Anthropic please stand up
  16. 75 MIT Technology Review · Not rated · Oct 27, 8:10 a.m. ETThe Download: Anthropic’s IPO, smarter power grids, and exercise pills
  17. 76 NewsNation · Not rated · Oct 26, 9:53 a.m. ETArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first time
  18. 77 Scientific American · Not rated · Oct 26, 2:00 p.m. ETAnthropic’s S-1 filing spotlights safety fears and science ambitions ahead of IPO
  19. 78 Semafor · Not rated · Oct 26, 6:22 p.m. ETAnthropic IPO filing discloses first-of-its-kind governance structure
  20. 79 Semafor · Not rated · Oct 27, 9:51 a.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoff
  21. 80 Sky News · Not rated · Oct 26, 9:09 a.m. ETAnthropic reveals loss as it plans to sell public shares for first time
  22. 81 TechCrunch · Not rated · Oct 26, 12:49 p.m. ETAnthropic’s IPO filing reveals its strategy for keeping enterprise customers hooked
  23. 82 The Decoder · Not rated · Oct 26, 3:14 p.m. ETAnthropic opens its books for Wall Street, showing record revenue and mounting obligations
  24. 83 The Decoder · Not rated · Oct 27, 7:20 a.m. ETAnthropic uses its IPO letter to renew its pledge that Claude will never show ads
  25. 84 The Information · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:45 p.m. ETAnthropic S-1 Highlights Rising Payment Costs
  26. 85 The Information · Not rated · Oct 27, 10:01 a.m. ETWhy Anthropic's 85% Margin Is a Reality Check for Skeptics
  27. 86 The Information · Not rated · Oct 27, 2:33 p.m. ETWhy Cheaper Models Won't Win OpenAI the Enterprise
  28. 87 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:45 p.m. ETAnthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom
  29. 88 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 27, 12:51 p.m. ETAnthropic’s elaborate plan to keep Wall Street at bay
  30. 89 Tom's Hardware · Not rated · Oct 27, 6:00 a.m. ETAnthropic prepares for potential $2 trillion IPO valuation after reporting billions in revenue
  31. 90 Wired · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:27 p.m. ETWhy Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Is Missing So Many Key Figures
  32. 91 Wired · Not rated · Oct 27, 3:39 p.m. ETAnthropic Says It Will Revolutionize Biology—Some Day
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