Four Unanswered Questions From Anthropic’s IPO Filing
THE SO WHAT
Anthropic’s 300+ page IPO filing with key open questions underscores how little public markets yet understand about model unit economics, safety liabilities, and infra dependency. If you’re an enterprise buyer, use this window to push vendors for clearer cost curves, governance posture, and roadmap commitments before valuations harden.
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