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The first AI mega-IPO is here: Anthropic wants to go public

Anthropic is going public. The artificial intelligence company filed for an initial public offering, so investors could start buying stock under the symbol “ANT” as soon as next month.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Ina Fried, chief technology correspondent for Axios.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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