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Prospective investors are reportedly pushing for a lower valuation for Anthropic’s proposed IPO, Invezz says, as AI-related shares sell off. The report describes growing uncertainty around the offering, not a completed valuation cut.

Invezz gives no confirmed revised figure for Anthropic. Its separate trading commentary floats possible valuation numbers, but those are not evidence of an agreed price. The distinction matters: a valuation under pressure is news; a new figure would be something else. For the AI company, investor appetite will be a test of whether the market’s enthusiasm can withstand tougher questions about price. IPO talk has a habit of getting ahead of the paperwork.

Discuss: Would a lower valuation be a sensible reset, or a sign that investors are losing faith in AI’s biggest bets?

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