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In contrast, Anthropic, valued at $965 billion, has confidentially filed for an IPO and is in preliminary talks to raise up to $100 billion at a $2 trillion valuation, potentially with Nvidia as an anchor investor.\n\nThis commercial momentum contrasts sharply with safety concerns raised by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who published an essay calling for deliberate pacing in AI advancement. Amodei proposed embedding third-party evaluators and establishing international safety standards. These calls for caution were echoed by OpenAI and Elon Musk, signaling a shift in executive sentiment regarding AI risks.\n\nThe mixed signals rattled AI-related stocks, with investors weighing the potential impact of a slowdown on chipmakers and infrastructure spending. Despite the rhetoric, Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate surpassed $65 billion by July 2026, a sevenfold increase from the end of 2025, driven by enterprise adoption of its Claude models.","keyPoints":["OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delayed IPO plans to 2027, citing ill-advised timing for a public offering.","Anthropic filed for IPO, targeting a $2 trillion valuation and up to $100 billion in new capital.","Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for industry-wide slowdowns and third-party safety evaluations."],"whyItMatters":"The divergence in IPO strategies highlights the tension between rapid commercial growth and safety concerns. This uncertainty impacts investor confidence and may influence regulatory approaches to AI development and infrastructure spending.","category":{"slug":"business","name":"Business & Funding","url":"https://digestai.news/category/business"},"entities":{"companies":["Anthropic","OpenAI","Nvidia","xAI","Fortune","Business Insider"],"models":["Claude","Grok"],"people":["Sam Altman","Dario Amodei","Elon Musk","Jacob Coxon","Evan Hubinger","Gil Luria"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-12T09:46:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T14:44:00Z","sourceCount":34,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"investmentnews.com","title":"Anthropic, OpenAI IPO paths diverge as firms sound alarm bells for civilization","url":"https://investmentnews.com/equities/anthropic-eyes-ipo-but-openai-listing-unlikely-as-leaders-call-for-slowdown/268173","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T23:32:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true},{"outlet":"memeburn.com","title":"OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO As AI Leaders Call For A Slowdown","url":"https://memeburn.com/openai-rules-out-2026-ipo-as-ai-leaders-call-for-a-slowdown","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T14:44:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"finance.yahoo.com","title":"OpenAI says it can manage AI risks; Its IPO delay raises bigger questions","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/openai-says-manage-ai-risks-190036466.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:00:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"finance.yahoo.com","title":"OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO as Sam Altman Says Going Public Now Would Be ‘Ill-Advised’ Amid AI Safety Fears","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/openai-rules-2026-ipo-sam-094508015.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T02:45:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"analyticsinsight.net","title":"Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Not Go Public in 2026 Over AI Safety Concerns","url":"https://analyticsinsight.net/news/sam-altman-says-openai-will-not-go-public-in-2026-over-ai-safety-concerns","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T11:01:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"finance.yahoo.com","title":"OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says an IPO Won’t Happen This Year. 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