Anthropic has reportedly warned investors in its confidential IPO filing that advanced AI models could pose 'catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,' including behaviour resembling blackmail, as the Claude developer pursues a potential flotation at a valuation of about $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion).
The disclosure, first detailed by reporters, comes amid intensifying debate over AI safety after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and OpenAI scrapped a model release following safety concerns.