Anthropic remains on track to go public sometime in 2026, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, even as Dario Amodei set off an AI safety firestorm with his call for a tech slowdown, which was endorsed by Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
\n\nAxios reports that Anthropic remains on track to go public sometime in 2026, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, even as CEO Dario Amodei has pushed AI safety worries have surged into public debate in recent days.
\n\nSocial media had been buzzing with speculation that Anthropic might push back its IPO given fresh questions around product liability and potential regulation. But insiders tell a different story: the company may actually view this week’s focus on AI safety as a reason to move forward, not delay. According to Axios’ sources, the internal talking point is that going public forces more transparency, and more transparency could make the technology safer.
\n\nBreitbart News previously reported that Amodei set off the discussion with a viral essay claiming AI companies must slow down development and prepare for regulation:
\n\nAmodei’s essay lays out a three-step plan meant to temper the AI industry’s development pace without stopping it outright. “To…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/tech/
