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Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, report says
A junk credit rating would make borrowing more expensive for Anthropic, testing the financial sustainability of massive compute spending by leading AI labs as they enter public markets.
Covered by 2 sources · first reported by Hacker News
What happened
Blackstone reportedly told investors that Anthropic is expected to receive a speculative "junk" credit rating in the double B range following its upcoming initial public offering. This reverses an earlier prediction of an investment-grade rating and comes amid investor concerns over the AI lab's heavy spending on compute power.
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