NYC Comptroller Presses Anthropic to Pause IPO Over AI Safety Concerns

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has urged artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to postpone its long-awaited initial public offering, citing unresolved risks around AI safety, governance structures, and the pace of model development. In a letter sent October 14 to CEO Dario Amodei, Levine argued that the demands of preparing for a public listing would divert critical resources and attention from safety work that must precede a market debut.