Elon Musk Praises Anthropic as AI Leader Ahead of $965B IPO

According to posts on X, Elon Musk recently praised Anthropic as "obviously" the current leader in artificial intelligence, reversing his earlier criticism of the company. Musk said Anthropic would "undoubtedly have Mythos 2 ready soon," though he provided no technical details. Musk also compared his position toward competitors with Tesla's patent openness and SpaceX's fair pricing practices.

AnthropiC confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO in June following a funding round that valued the company at approximately $965 billion. The company, founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives including CEO Dario Amodei, has grown through its Claude family of AI models and recent product launches including Claude Code and Claude Opus 4.5. Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke has also joined Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, expected to advise on how advanced AI could affect jobs, markets, and economic stability.