Should Anthropic delay its IPO? Stock market turmoil raises questions over $1.5 trillion valuation as AI spending slows

Anthropic IPO: Anthropic’s much anticipated IPO is approaching at a time when investors are having second thoughts about the artificial intelligence boom. A sharp sell-off in US stock market has made investors more cautious about technology stocks and signs of slower corporate AI spending are adding to concerns about the industry’s growth prospects.

The company behind Claude had been attracting valuation expectations of around $1.5 trillion but that figure is now facing scrutiny. Some prospective investors are discussing a valuation closer to $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion and others believe Anthropic may need to come down to around $1 trillion to attract buyers.