The creator of AI chatbot Claude has filed details of its US stock market listing, but admits the technology could be a risk to mankind.

Anthropic said artificial intelligence could turbocharge the global economy but be misused to design biological weapons or commit cybercrime.

Its own tests showed advanced AI systems trying to "resist shutdown", manipulate data and even behave in ways "resembling blackmail".

The flotation plans come at a jittery time in the industry.

SpaceX boss Elon Musk yesterday warned that many smaller cloud computing firms will flop if the AI bubble bursts.

His forecast came as investors worry about spiralling costs and funding for the huge data centres AI needs drying up.

Meanwhile, the figures from Anthropic show that it made a £62.5billion loss alongside record sales.

Revenue hit £12.6billion in the first half of 2026, a massive jump from last year, driven by a global rush into artificial intelligence.

But building the computer systems is expensive. It said computing costs will remain its biggest bill for the foreseeable future.

Despite the losses, some investors think the San Francisco-based firm is worth around £1.16trillion, which is lower than estimates of £1.55trillion a week ago.

A funding round in May valued the company at £748billion.

Even after it floats, Anthropic's seven founders will remain in control after creating a special single share to give them 50.1 per cent of the voting power.

The firm is likely to make its initial public offering for shares next month.

CENTER OF A.I.TTENTION

COMPUTACENTER has raised its annual profit forecast after booming demand for AI infrastructure pushed its order backlog to a record £12.6billion.

Shares in the FTSE 100 tech provider jumped around 7 per cent yesterday as investors welcomed the news.

The firm now expects adjusted pre-tax profits of at least £425million this year, up by £38million on analyst forecasts.

Growth was driven mainly by customers building huge data centres and specialist AI cloud computing services in North America and the UK.

HOT AIR RISING

AIRTEL MONEY has reported soaring sales and profits weeks after launching London's biggest stock market float in five years.

The African payments firm's revenues jumped 25 per cent at constant currency to £621million in the six months to September.

Pre-tax profits climbed 18 per cent to £270million with customer numbers at 56.7million.

Shares rose about 5 per cent in early trading on Monday.

TRADING ACES

FINANCIAL trading firm Plus500 has raised its annual sales and earnings outlook after a surge in new customers.

The FTSE 250 firm attracted 28,747 new users in the three months to September, up 27 per cent on a year earlier.

Chief executive David Zruia expects 2026 revenues to surpass £627million, due to an expanding global reach attracting "increasing numbers of higher-value customers".