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NYC Comptroller Calls for Anthropic to Pause IPO for AI Safety

Anthropic PBC should pause its initial public offering until it has fully addressed risks around the safety, governance and pace of development of artificial intelligence, according to New York City’s comptroller.

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Measuring AI Visibility: A Practical Framework for Reliable Results

As AI-powered search and assistants become part of how people discover brands, products, and information, developers and analysts face a new measurement challenge.

  • Define observable signals: brand mentions, citations, recommendations, and accuracy.
  • Establish a well-defined query set relevant to the evaluation's investigation.
  • Explicitly state the chosen unit of analysis, such as individual responses or query-level metrics.

The AI Demo Worked. Here’s What Production Will Ask For.

The Demo Answered a Different Question Almost every AI initiative has a moment where the demo lands. The assistant answers the question, the extraction pulls the right fields, the agent completes the…

  • Production requires consistent, reliable performance with real-world data
  • Must maintain behavior during updates, protect data access rights
  • Needs to comply with regulations, handle large data volumes

Before You Open Claude or Codex: Check Your Egress IP Risk

If you use Claude or Codex — or any AI product whose abuse systems lean hard on network signals — the path you use to log in matters.

  • Verify current public IP address before authenticating with Claude or Codex.
  • IP99 tool provides risk score and geolocation for egress IP assessment.
  • Switch to quieter egress network if active high-risk evidence detected.

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