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Anthropic files for $1T IPO: Is AI an existential threat?
Anthropic on Monday said it filed plans for an initial public offering, setting it up for a share sale that could value the company in the trillion-dollar range as it races against rival OpenAI.
It’s one of three highly anticipated AI IPOs expected this year, along with OpenAI and SpaceX — allowing retail investors to get in on some of the most valuable AI startups and giving early investors the chance for multi-billion-dollar paydays.
AI experts debate whether or not the race between AI superpowers could lead to the end of humanity.
0:00 Anthropic files for what might be one of the largest IPOs in history
1:54 Why is it worth so much?
3:39 Is AI an existential threat to humanity?
4:57 Tech ethicist: “We are heading to an anti-human future”
6:13 How do we properly regulate AI?
11:16 TechRadar editor in chief: AI isn't an existential threat