Anthropic opens talks with NYC comptroller following calls to delay $2 trillion IPO

The Claude maker is now in contact with the official overseeing New York City's pension funds, who wants its public listing paused over AI safety concerns Anthropic , the company behind the Claude AI models, is now talking with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. That follows a letter in which Levine asked the company to delay its planned US initial public offering. The timing matters. Anthropic is reportedly targeting a listing as early as November 2026, and one of the country’s most visible pension overseers has asked it to tap the brakes. Levine’s letter is dated approximately October 14-15, 2026. In it, he urged Anthropic to halt its IPO until it adequately addresses concerns about AI safety, governance and the speed of technology development.

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