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AI Giant Takes First Step Towards Historic Public Debut
Anthropic, the AI giant behind Claude, has submitted confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, which could be the largest IPO ever. The company, led by CEO Dario Amodei, is seeking funding to support its expensive AI research and development. The IPO filing comes just days after Anthropic unveiled a $65 billion fundraising round. According to WIRED, the company’s annualized revenue is $47 billion, but it has faced losses due to high spending on cloud computing and staff.