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  "id": 10668424,
  "title": "Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-warns-of-existential-ai-risks-to-humanity-in-ipo-document-10668424",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:17:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/anthropic-warns-existential-ai-risks-humanity-ipo-document-claude"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn (£1.5tn) flotation. The warning inside the startup’s IPO prospectus, which has yet to be made public, was…",
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "'AI could endanger humanity': Anthropic warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ai-could-endanger-humanity-anthropic-warns",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:07:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety, Anthropic warns of AI risks in IPO filing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-gpt-6-1-astra-release-over-safety-anthropic-warns-of-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Anthropic to warn investors of AI's 'risks to humanity'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-to-warn-investors-of-ais-risks-to-humanity",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:07:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ from AI; AstraZeneca makes $2bn cancer drug tie-up – business live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-warns-of-existential-risks-to-humanity-from-ai-astrazeneca",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:53:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "This Is Money",
        "title": "AI giant Anthropic warns of 'existential risks to humanity' as it targets $2trn stock market debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ai-giant-anthropic-warns-of-existential-risks-to-humanity-as-it",
        "published": "2026-09-29T08:42:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Anthropic IPO filing warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-ipo-filing-warns-ai-may-pose-existential-risks-to-humanity",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:44:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Finextra",
        "title": "Anthropic prospectus warns of 'existential threat to humanity'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-prospectus-warns-of-existential-threat-to-humanity",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:18:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Anthropic warns IPO investors its AI could end humanity, dedicating 80 pages to the risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/anthropic-warns-ipo-investors-its-ai-could-end-humanity-dedicating-80",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:15:00.000Z"
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