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Why Anthropic has the edge over OpenAI in IPO race

DW English · Jun 9, 2026, 1:58 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • The rivalry between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei is entering a new phase.
  • https://p.dw.com/p/5F3ox Their companies could be valued at close to a trillion dollars: Open AI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei (right)Image: Jens Schicke/IMAGO/Julien De Rosa/AFPAdvertisement.
  • Take Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who recently called on the AI industry to pause development, warning that humanity could lose control of the technology.

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The rivalry between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei is entering a new phase. Both AI bosses are planning public listings and hope to use the money to outpace each other in the race to build superintelligent AI.

https://p.dw.com/p/5F3ox Their companies could be valued at close to a trillion dollars: Open AI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei (right)Image: Jens Schicke/IMAGO/Julien De Rosa/AFPAdvertisement. It has all the ingredients of a Hollywood script: two ambitious tech nerds locked in a high-stakes battle for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI), complete with surprising plot twists.

Take Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who recently called on the AI industry to pause development, warning that humanity could lose control of the technology.

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