# AI labs ignore safety warnings, push IPOs

> AI firms skip life-threatening risks to launch stock sales.
- Title: AI labs ignore safety warnings, push IPOs · Malay Mail
- Summary: AI firms skip life-threatening risks to launch stock sales. Anthropic and OpenAI advance IPOs despite internal warnings about AI safety risks.
- Keywords: anthropic, openai, ai safety, ipo, securities and exchange commission, space x, chatgpt, elon musk, news, world, labs, ignore
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/tech-gadgets/2026/09/18/ai-labs-brush-off-gambling-with-our-lives-warning-push-ahead-with-ipos/235626
- Published: 2026-09-18T21:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, openai, ai safety, ipo, securities and exchange commission, space x, chatgpt, elon musk, news, world
## Safety warnings
An employee resigned from Anthropic warning the industry was gambling with our lives.

> gambling with our lives
## Internal concerns
Jacob Coxon left Anthropic after expressing fears AI could cause human extinction.

> ai could cause human extinction
## CEO stance
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged slowing ai development but not the ipo.

> ai development to slow down
## Investor reaction
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned of investor discounts if risks are real.

> investors will demand an enormous discount
## Market confidence
Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstner said ai firms have market confidence like space x.

> market knows how to price risk see space x
## OpenAI delay
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman postponed ipo to 2027 citing safety concerns.

> ill-advised moment
## IPO valuations
Anthropic seeks up to us$2 trillion valuation while openai targets us$1.2 trillion.

> us$2 trillion
## Safety focus
Anthropic insists safety is core to their business model and customer trust.

> safety has been the core of who we are
## Market impact
AI success affects broader economy and tech giants holding stakes in both firms.

> us economy increasingly tied to ai buildout
## Key takeaway

Anthropic and OpenAI advance IPOs despite internal warnings about AI safety risks.