New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- On 26 October, Anthropic PBC, one of the world's largest generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies, said in its initial public offering (IPO) filing that it might not have a clear timeline for turning profitable. Despite reporting its first operating profit in the June quarter, it posted a net loss of $80.8 billion in the first half of 2026 on revenue of $16.3 billion.

Mint examines why turning the technology into a profitable business remains a key challenge.

On page 63 of its S-1 regulatory filing in the US for a public listing, Anthropic said that "if we fail to effectively manage the growth of our business and operations, we may be unable to maintain effective internal controls, reporting systems, and c...