Anthropic posts $80bn loss in first half of 2026: WSJ
Summary
Anthropic, an AI company known for its chatbot Claude, lost over $80 billion in the first half of 2026, largely due to accounting changes related to funding. The company expects to spend hundreds of billions more to increase its computing power as it prepares for its upcoming public stock sale.Key Facts
- Anthropic recorded a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of 2026.
- Most of the loss ($72 billion) came from accounting changes in financial notes used to raise money.
- The loss is much higher than the $13 billion loss reported in the same period last year.
- Anthropic plans to spend up to $750 billion in coming years to buy more computing capacity.
- The company's revenue increased to $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $1.1 billion a year earlier.
- Spending on AI infrastructure almost quadrupled to nearly $9 billion in the same period.
- Investors are rethinking Anthropic’s value, now estimated around $1.5 trillion, down from $2 trillion.
- The company warned about risks like cyberattacks or misuse of AI models and said AI might soon be able to self-replicate on home devices.
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