Anthropic opens Australian retail IPO offering as AI scrutiny intensifies

Anthropic opened the retail portion of its Australian initial public offering on Wednesday, letting individual investors apply for shares ahead of its planned listing. The move marks a rare chance for retail buyers to participate in a major AI company's float as regulatory and public scrutiny of the sector intensifies. Terms such as the offer price, share count and total deal size were not specified in the article. The retail tranche will be watched as an early gauge of everyday investor appetite for AI exposure amid growing skepticism. What to watch next: the final offer price and institutional demand once the bookbuild concludes.