Anthropic's IPO plans remain unaffected by the 'AI safety controversy' and it is still expected to list on Nasdaq this year.

BlockBeats news, September 14: According to Axios, despite the recent rapid escalation of AI safety and regulatory controversies, Anthropic is still expected to complete an IPO in 2026, and the company has decided to list on Nasdaq. The market had previously speculated that Anthropic might delay its listing as product liability and regulatory issues increased, but multiple people familiar with the matter said the IPO plan remains unchanged.

The report said Anthropic may even believe that the recent discussions around AI safety have actually reinforced the necessity of going public. As a public company, Anthropic would need to accept stricter information disclosure and external oversight, and the company has also promised to bring in third parties to evaluate AI models and consider slowing the pace of releasing new models.

At the same time, Anthropic still faces enormous funding needs. Although the company can continue to raise funds through private markets, frontier AI labs need sustained investment in computing power and infrastructure, making it difficult to stay outside public capital markets for the long term. In addition, slowing the pace of model development may also reduce computing expenses, thereby improving the company's financial performance.

By contrast, OpenAI currently still leans toward listing in 2027. Axios noted that the factor that could truly change Anthropic's IPO process is a large-scale pullback in AI-related stocks and assets. However, the current decline in the U.S. AI sector has not yet reached a level sufficient to alter its listing plans.