Anthropic’s $2T IPO could create millionaires-but it’s asking candidates what they’d do if stock hit zero

As Anthropic targets a November IPO at a $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion valuation—potentially eclipsing SpaceX’s record —the blockbuster debut could mint a new class of wealthy tech workers among its more than 2,500 employees.

But that potential multimillion-dollar employee windfall appears to be raising concern among company leaders. Anthropic is reportedly asking job candidates during culture interviews how they would feel if the company someday abandoned its AI ambitions for safety reasons—and that decision caused its stock to fall to zero, according to Axios .

“I was honest and said no, I would not be happy if the stock went to 0,” one candidate, who discussed the interview process on the anonymous workplace site Blind , said. “I would want to align doing the most good and remaining ethical while building a sustaining business.”