Anthropic warned that AI could end humanity. Now it’s racing to go public.

About this episode

Anthropic filed for what could be the largest IPO in history, even as its filing warns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. Axios’s Dan Primack breaks down the numbers. Then, Anat Peled at the Wall Street Journal reports from Tel Aviv as Israeli voters head to the polls in a pivotal election that may serve as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. NPR’s Carrie Kahn discusses Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s dramatic election comeback. Plus, new federal charges were brought against James Comey, France offered student protesters concessions, and a record-shattering 3,000-pound pumpkin. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.