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Anthropic has filed its S-1 for an IPO, but details are still scarce, including the share price. Meanwhile, Google has released Gemini 4 Carbon, a new model that tops the Artificial Analysis v5 benchmark index, but it's not yet available for public use. AI summary

Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei defends the company's actions, arguing that most of the criticisms levied against them are driven by a negativity bias and that they have taken significant steps to address safety concerns, despite the costs. He counters criticisms of the company's approach to AI development, arguing that their "race to the top" strategy is necessary to drive progress in the field and that many of their actions, such as delaying the release of models to ensure cyberdefenses are in place, were necessary to mitigate risks. AI summary