Anthropic · OpenAI · Claude · San Francisco · CNBC Technology
Anthropic IPO filing will show AI backlash as a risk factor, sources say
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Anthropic is poised to hit the public market at a time when an increasing number of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence and are loudly opposing new data centers.
Key facts
- Elon Musk's SpaceX, which competes with Anthropic through its AI division, raised $85.7 billion, including the underwriter option, two months ago
- Compute capacity is directly correlated to revenue for AI labs like Anthropic, which is valued at close to $1 trillion in the private market
- Investors expect that Anthropic may top that, and project the company could float at a valuation of about $2 trillion, the people said
- According to a Gallup survey published in May, seven in 10 Americans opposed AI data center construction in their area, with close to half of those polled "strongly opposed
Summary
The Claude creator has been holding preliminary "test-the-water" meetings with bankers and investors in San Francisco, said the people, who asked not to be named because the sessions are confidential. In June, Anthropic confidentially filed to go public in what will be among the biggest IPOs on record. Investors expect that Anthropic may top that, and project the company could float at a valuation of about $2 trillion, the people said. Like rival OpenAI, Anthropic is pushing infrastructure partners to build out at warp speed to meet demand for advanced models and new services.