Afghanistan, Oct. 27 -- Anthropic, the US artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), reporting $16.3 billion in revenue and an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026 as its proposed stock market debut puts the AI industry's rapid growth, financial risks and safety concerns under scrutiny.

The company submitted its registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, October 26, seeking to list its Class A shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ANT. Anthropic has not yet set the offering price, the number of shares to be sold or the final date for the listing.

According to Anthropic's SEC filing, revenue reached approximately $1...