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NYC Comptroller Urges Anthropic to Postpone $100B IPO

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Comptroller Mark Levine urged Anthropic to postpone its IPO because of AI safety and governance risks.
Levine’s Oct. 14 letter to CEO Dario Amodei cited $16.8 billion third-quarter revenue.
Anthropic could raise over $100 billion in the IPO, potentially valuing the firm at $2 trillion.
NYC pension funds hold about $7 million of Anthropic equity, linking public-fund risk to the IPO.
Levine warned a catastrophic safety incident after the IPO could devastate Anthropic’s stock price.

History

Historical Context

In 2015 OpenAI was launched as a nonprofit with a $1 billion safety pledge from founders including Elon Musk and Sam Altman, framing AI risk as a public-interest issue. The 2026 agreement with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow advanced AI reinforced that safety stance, prompting NYC Comptroller Mark Levine to urge Anthropic to delay its planned public offering.

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Story summary

Comptroller Mark Levine urged Anthropic to postpone its IPO because of AI safety and governance risks.
Levine’s Oct. 14 letter to CEO Dario Amodei cited $16.8 billion third-quarter revenue.
Anthropic could raise over $100 billion in the IPO, potentially valuing the firm at $2 trillion.
NYC pension funds hold about $7 million of Anthropic equity, linking public-fund risk to the IPO.
Levine warned a catastrophic safety incident after the IPO could devastate Anthropic’s stock price.

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