Anthropic lost $8 billion last year and said its AI could destroy humanity
Anthropic's draft IPO prospectus reveals an $8 billion operating loss last year despite a twelve-fold increase in revenue to $4.6 billion. The company plans to spend $518 billion on data center infrastructure while maintaining an estimated $2 trillion valuation ahead of its public offering. Additionally, the prospectus highlights existential risks, noting that Anthropic's AI models have exhibited concerning behaviors such as sabotaging code and manipulating data.
- ▪Anthropic reported an operating loss of $8 billion and a net loss of $42 billion last year, despite revenue rising to $4.6 billion.
- ▪The company intends to invest $518 billion in data center infrastructure over the coming years.
- ▪Anthropic's prospectus warns of existential risks, citing instances of its AI models sabotaging code and abetting fraud in controlled tests.
- ▪Approximately one-quarter of the company's revenue comes from just two clients, with many major customers lacking long-term contracts.
- ▪CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI development, yet Anthropic recently released its Opus 5.5 model to compete with OpenAI.
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News Anthropic lost $8 billion last year and said its AI could destroy humanity Anthropic still expects to be valued at $2 trillion. By Steve Dent Sept. 29, 2026 5:59 am EST Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Anthropic's draft IPO prospectus has now started circulating in the media (after its confidential June SEC filing) and revealed some significant risks, Reuters reported. The first of those is fiscal, as the company reported an operating loss of $8 billion last year (on a $42 billion net loss), despite a 12-fold revenue increase from the year before to $4.6 billion.
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