What an Anthropic IPO Could Mean for the Bay Area
We’ll discuss Anthropic’s filing, AI’s future and what its huge money influx could mean for the Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 27: Traffic transits past Anthropic's headquarters on October 27, 2026 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco based artificial intelligence company filed paperwork for an initial public offering under the ticker symbol ANT. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
Airdate: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9 am
Anthropic has filed to go public in what could become the largest IPO in history. The San Francisco-based AI company’s 335-page filing offers the first detailed look at its finances, growth ambitions and stated risk factors, including the possibility of catastrophic incidents. We’ll talk with San Francisco-based tech and business reporters about what Anthropic’s filing can tell us about the future of the AI economy and what the expected huge influx of money could mean for the Bay Area.
Guests:
- Berber Jin, AI enterprise reporter, The Wall Street Journal
- Sri Muppidi, business and technology reporter, New York Times and DealBook
- Mat Honan, editor in chief, MIT Technology Review