Anthropic Eyes October IPO, Claude AI Maker Challenges OpenAI in Public Race

• Anthropic is considering an IPO as early as October, competing with OpenAI Inc. for a public listing.
• The creator of the Claude chatbot has held preliminary discussions with Wall Street institutions for key listing roles.
• Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Morgan Stanley are potential candidates for lead positions.
• A previous report suggested the listing could raise over $60 billion.
• Anthropic was valued at $380 billion in a February fundraising round and has alliances with Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, and Amazon.