[Anthropic's Internal Cultural Conflicts Intensify: Morale Hits Rock Bottom, Valuation 14% Below Financing Price] According to monitoring by Beating, tech blogger Brian Roemmele revealed that an early investor in Anthropic told him that the morale of the company's investors and employees has hit rock bottom, and dissatisfaction with the leadership is increasing. Brian pointed the finger at Anthropic's internal culture. He stated that the company initially established a strong AI safety and values system, but as the team expanded, more employees no longer agreed with it, leading to private communication channels being used to vent frustrations internally. Some employees are torn between their equity stakes and enduring this environment. Signs of this cultural controversy have been evident for some time. Anthropic holds a bi-weekly "Dario Vision Quest" all-hands meeting, where Dario delivers lengthy talks on AI, politics, war, and the future of humanity. A former OpenAI executive once described the safety team led by Dario as a "priesthood," while a major Anthropic investor remarked that Dario is less like a CEO and more like a "religious leader." Meanwhile, Anthropic is intensively meeting with potential investors ahead of its IPO. The Wall Street Journal reported that investors are raising concerns about competition from low-cost models in China, tensions with the Trump administration, and risks related to data center expansion. Valuations in the secondary market are also cooling down. Anthropic's official valuation after its May financing round was $965 billion. Stock Analysis, based on Hiive's secondary market pricing, calculated the latest implied valuation to be only $826 billion, approximately 14.4% lower. [Original Link]