NYC comptroller overseeing $325B pension asks Anthropic to delay IPO over safety concerns
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-16
New York City's comptroller wrote to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urging the company to pause its planned IPO until it fully and transparently addresses the AI safety, governance, and development-pace concerns it has itself raised.
- He oversees more than $325B in NYC pension assets, with about $7M of exposure to Anthropic.
- He wants Anthropic to detail its planned audits and safeguards, the risks they address, and an implementation timeline.
- He calls the "morally binding" White House accord signed by six companies insufficient, arguing IPO prep diverts resources from addressing unprecedented risks.
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