Anthropic warns of catastrophic AI risks: Why are investors still rushing in?

Anthropic is preparing for an IPO to become the first publicly listed pure-play AI company in the US. In regulatory filings disclosed to prospective shareholders, the company warned that without proper safeguards and oversight, its AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. A BBC program analyzed the financial and ethical details revealed in the public filing, examining the logic behind management highlighting potential AI threats to investors while pursuing a record valuation.