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▶ 59:46 · $ANTHROPIC · Emad Mostaque: Anthropic should skip IPO, raise $120B privately for AGI straight shot
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Peter H. Diamandis

Why Anthropic Should Not IPO, Altman Admits He Was Wrong, and 10-Day Work Weeks with Emad Mostaque

2026-08-27 · 10 company · 8 thematic
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emad mostaque

Emad Mostaque founded Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) and now runs Intelligent Internet, developing open AI harnesses and sovereign AI frameworks. He is a prominent voice on open-source AI, model distillation, and emerging intelligence.

alex wissner-gross

Computer scientist, physicist, entrepreneur and investor whose work spans artificial intelligence and complex systems. He is the founder and managing partner of Reified.

dave blundin

Dave Blundin (DB2) is Peter Diamandis' longtime friend and MIT roommate, partner at Link Ventures, and described as a guru on exponential investing. He focuses on moonshot-stage companies in AI, robotics, and space.

peter diamandis

Peter Diamandis hosts the Moonshots podcast with a panel of 'mates.' He founded XPRIZE and Singularity University, sits on boards of Trust & Will and Vesmark, and runs the Future Vision XPRIZE for positive AI futures. He frames discussions around the 'singularity economy' and exponential technologies.

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“Anthropic should not IPO. If you are in the late stages of AGI now, Anthropic should do a giant freaking raise like Open did of 120 billion and have a straight shot at AGI. That's what they should do and they should stay private”
—emad mostaque
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