Anthropic asks new hires how they’d feel if its stock fell to zero

As AI giant Anthropic moves closer to a blockbuster initial public offering that could value the company between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion, the Claude-maker is poised to create a new wave of wealthy tech employees. But while the potential windfall could mint hundreds of employee millionaires, it is also creating an unusual concern for CEO Dario Amodei, according to a report by Fortune. The company is reportedly asking prospective employees during culture interviews how they would react if Anthropic abandoned its AI ambitions for safety reasons and the company's stock subsequently fell to zero. The unusual question is designed to gauge whether candidates are motivated primarily by the company's mission or by the prospect of financial gains from a future IPO.