Anthropic’s S-1 embodies all the contradictions of the AI boom, and the questions about what happens next

The anxiously awaited go-public filing from the $965 billion company is filled with contradictions that, perhaps, wholly encapsulate the AI era. It starts with rhetoric: That AI, “one of the most consequential technologies in human history,” will commence an “age of miracles,” while simultaneously rife with “existential risks to society.” AI, Anthropic says in its S-1, can do everything from shortening DMV lines to potentially curing cancer—and “may pose catastrophic [risks].” The contradictions, of course, filter through to the numbers, including the headline revenue figure for the first half of 2026: $16.29 billion in revenue (reflective of sweeping demand for…

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