What smart people are saying about Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectus numbers
THE SO WHAT
Anthropic lining up a large IPO right after the midterms reinforces that frontier labs are moving from venture-financed R&D to public-market infrastructure plays. If you depend on these models, start treating vendor risk like you would a cloud or chip provider—balance sheet, governance, and long-term pricing power matter.
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