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Nov 03 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

Anthropic was founded to answer to humanity. Soon, it will also answer to Wall Street

In 2021, a group of employees at OpenAI left to start a new company focused on the safe development of artificial intelligence. They named it Anthropic, a word that means “relating to humanity.” Later this month, that company is expected to make its debut on Wall Street in what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in history. But the move raises a fundamental question: Can a...

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Oct 27 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

From bioweapons to blackmail, here’s what’s in Anthropic’s nearly 100-page list of risks, including ‘risks to humanity’

It’s typical for companies that file to go public to include dozens of pages of risk factors outlining the biggest obstacles to their business. What happens if consumers don’t like the product? Are we liable if the product is misused? Anthropic’s IPO filing included a massive and wide-ranging list of potential roadblocks, including fears that its tech could be used to develop chemical...

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Oct 26 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

Anthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI

Anthropic filed for an initial public offering Monday in what could become one of the largest stock market debuts in history — detailing its surging business growth, along with a vast multitude of warnings about how it could all go wrong. Anthropic’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission sets the stage for the company to go public and begin trading on the stock market as soon as...

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