AI Industry & Drama — June 5, 2026

This Friday, June 5th, AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, with a valuation of $965 billion, confirmed by both *The Daily Star* and *TradingView*. This valuation puts them ahead of OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion. However, Anthropic is also calling for a global slowdown in AI development, stating that AI is advancing too rapidly and could soon improve itself without human intervention, potentially leading to chaos. *Open Magazine*, *Business