AI juggernaut Anthropic could “pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,” its owners warned last week, “if not developed, deployed, and operated with appropriate safeguards, oversight, and security measures”.
It’s one of many similarly dire predictions AI companies have made about their own products in recent months, but this one is distinct, because it is part of the company’s pitch to future shareholders. Anthropic will be the first fully AI-focused company to list on the US stock market, with what is expected to be a record-breaking valuation. Launching its IPO means revealing truths about its finances and its ethics to the public.
So what’s in that public filing? And why does Anthropic’s leadership want investors to believe AI might destroy the world? The BBC’s AI correspondent Marc Cieslak joins The Global Story’s Asma Khalid to explain.
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00:00 Introduction
01:02 What it means for Anthropic to go public
04:06 Anthropic owners’ concerns over AI safety
07:55 Why Anthropic is the first AI company to go public
11:03 Anthropic warn of risks in IPO filing
13:01 Why do they think people want to invest in their company?
15:31 The possible global impact
18:48 What does going public mean for Anthropic’s ethics?
