In its IPO prospectus Anthropic warns investors: the US government's stance could hit its commercial customers too
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Before going public, even one of the strongest SI labs has to explain to investors that pressure from the authorities is a real business risk.
According to Reuters, which saw the non-public prospectus, Anthropic writes that the US government's position could affect not only government contracts but also relationships with commercial customers and partners, as well as its reputation. The document cites the US president's February order for federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's models, the Pentagon's designation of the company as a supply chain risk, and export restrictions on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models imposed by the Commerce Department in June. According to the prospectus, government contracts account for less than 1% of annual revenue, but the company acknowledges it "may face material revenue losses or business disruption."
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