Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say
Anthropic is considering the release of a new AI model to compete with OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra ahead of its planned IPO. This move comes despite CEO Dario Amodei's recent public calls for the AI industry to slow down development for safety reasons.
Why it matters
The report underscores the intense competitive pressure in the AI sector, which often forces companies to prioritize market share over their own stated safety principles.
Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three sources, ahead of an expected IPO and after its CEO called for an industrywide slowdown.
The timing of a potential launch aimed at addressing competitive pressure from a direct rival follows Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call on the global AI community to slow down the pace of releasing new capabilities to address safety concerns, the sources said.
“We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models,” Amodei wrote in a 3,800-word essay on September 12.
The essay, which painted a bleak picture of swarms of AI agents taking over the internet and outpacing human control, drew support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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