The San Francisco-based company's IPO is projected to be one of the largest in history. City officials are preparing for the economic impact that could follow.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has increasingly spoken publicly about the speed of AI development and the need to reduce risks, called for greater transparency and stronger safety practices across the industry.
New warnings from within the AI industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity's survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario.
More than 43,000 people are expected to gather at Moscone Center this week for Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual conference. Artificial intelligence and AI agents will be at the center of discussion, even as some industry leaders call for slower development of the technology.
As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisticated skills and even lone individuals can create attacks that would not have been possible even a year ago.
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning over concerns that companies are not acting responsibly in AI development, warning that some developers believe it could threaten human life by the end of the decade.