New York City Comptroller Calls on Anthropic to Delay Massive IPO Until AI Safety and Governance Risks Are Resolved

BlockBeats news, October 16 — According to Bloomberg, New York City Comptroller Mark Levine urged Anthropic to postpone its planned IPO until the company addresses AI safety and governance risks. Anthropic has since engaged in discussions with Levine.

Levine oversees public pension funds with assets exceeding $325 billion and warned that a major AI safety incident after going public could severely harm investor interests.

According to reports, Anthropic aims to hold an IPO as early as November, following quarterly revenue of $16.8 billion.