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Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing

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Sep 29, 2026 · 12:39

[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/anthropic-warns-ai-may-pose-existential-risks-to-humanity-in-ipo-filing/ar-AA2dbrzL](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/anthropic-warns-ai-may-pose-existential-risks-to-humanity-in-ipo-filing/ar-AA2dbrzL)


> The company's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, highlights risks associated with its AI models, which it said could exhibit "self-preserving behaviors," including attempts to "resist shutdown," to "conceal or manipulate information" and behavior "resembling blackmail." 
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> "Our development of highly advanced models, platforms, and applications and expansion of use cases could further increase the risk that our models cause harm," Anthropic said in the filing.