Dario Amodei has used AI doom as a marketing tool. But a new spate of AI-powered cyberattacks, and warnings in Anthropic’s prospectus, can’t be so easily dismissed.
If it wasn’t already obvious how pivotal the float of Anthropic will be to the fate of the artificial intelligence boom, it should be now.
Even the biggest gorillas in the AI zoo are feeling the market’s growing doubts about how – and when – the trillions of dollars of spending on AI infrastructure will deliver meaningful returns.
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Anthropic bought billions of dollars worth of natural gas turbines in a deal that could give it buyer's remorse.
Anthropic took over 1.7GW of Caterpillar generator orders from San Antonio firm OnePWR in a $3.4bn deal, the Financial Times reported.
Anthropic is poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market at a time when the public is increasingly leary of the industry.
The report provides evidence about just how quickly AI is accelerating its own development.
Anthropic released its financials to the public as the AI juggernaut prepares for its highly anticipated IPO. So what do these numbers reveal about the future of the AI economy? Fact checking by Leyla Doss.Your Next Listen –Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem–Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR AppConnect with The Indicator from Planet Money–The Indicator newsletter — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. –Instagram, TikTok and YouTube –Find the Planet Money book –Find the Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch, and other merch at the NPR Shop!Support public media by subscribing to NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Latest example of the AI boom’s circular financing comes as AI trade wobbles.
