Anthropic Eyes $900 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round, Potentially Surpassing OpenAI

Anthropic is eyeing a staggering $900 billion valuation in a new funding round, potentially overtaking OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup, while also revealing a powerful but dangerous new AI model called Mythos capable of exploiting software vulnerabilities — deemed too risky for public release after unauthorized users gained access.

• Anthropic PBC is weighing a new funding round that would value the AI company at over $900 billion, more than doubling its current valuation and potentially surpassing OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup.
• The fundraising push comes amid surging demand for Anthropic's AI products, a possible IPO as soon as October, and major existing investments from Google and Amazon totaling billions at a $350 billion valuation.
• Anthropic recently unveiled a powerful new AI model called Mythos capable of detecting and exploiting software vulnerabilities, but deemed it too dangerous for wide release after it was accessed by a small group of unauthorized users.