New York City comptroller Mark Levine writes letter to Anthropic: ‘Instead of ⁠proceeding with IPO, the company should …’

New York City comptroller Mark Levine has called on artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic to delay its highly anticipated public market debut in the US, urging the company to resolve growing questions surrounding system safety, corporate governance, and the speed of model development before going public. As per a report by news agency Reuters, the chief financial officer and chief auditor for New York City wrote a formal letter sent to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, raising alarms over the quick expansion of autonomous software tools over the past 12 months. He noted that technical capabilities have outpaced regulatory frameworks while stoking fears around cybersecurity threats, system safety and potential misuse.“Instead of proceeding headlong with its IPO, the company should focus its energies on addressing these unprecedented risks,” Levine wrote in…

First reported by The Times of India. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.