New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- One of the world's most talked-about companies has filed its public prospectus for an initial public offer, and it does not lack in grand claims.

In its S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anthropic said that prospective owners of its stock should not think of picking up a stake in 'purely transactional terms.' Instead, they would be participants in a 'seminal' moment in human history, and be part of the firm's attempt to usher 'an age of miracles.'

But if AI is perceived to pose existential threats to humanity, if Anthropic's products are perceived to take away millions of jobs, Anthropic and its miracle-chasing investors may suffer from regulatory backlash, the prospectus warns. The p...