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Claude maker Anthropic files for IPO, setting up public-market test of AI boom
Updated on: June 1, 2026 / 2:30 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, has confidentially filed for an IPO.
- This filing puts Anthropic ahead of rival OpenAI in the race to go public.
- The move is seen as part of a potential opening of the IPO market for major tech companies.
- The IPOs will test investors' demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
- Anthropic recently raised $65 billion, valuing the company at $965 billion and reporting $47 billion in annualized revenue.
- Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, co-founded the company with former OpenAI employees in 2021.
- Anthropic had previously refused to allow the Defense Department to use its AI for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, leading to canceled federal contracts.