Anthropic Pursues IPO While CEO Calls for Slower AI Development
Anthropic is pursuing an IPO with expected $100B annualized revenue, despite CEO Dario Amodei advocating for slower advanced AI development.
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Anthropic is pursuing an IPO with expected $100B annualized revenue, despite CEO Dario Amodei advocating for slower advanced AI development.
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