[Sources: Anthropic's IPO May Be Delayed Until After U.S. Midterm Elections] According to Jintou reports, three informed sources revealed that prior to Anthropic's upcoming IPO and following the company's CEO's call for the entire industry to slow down, Anthropic is considering launching a new AI model to counter the momentum generated by OpenAI since the release of GPT-6Astra. OpenAI's GPT-6Astra, released this month, has garnered widespread attention in the corporate sector, sparking concerns among some investors. They told Reuters that they are reassessing Anthropic's position as a leading provider of enterprise-level AI tools. One informed source stated that Anthropic is evaluating the safety of its next-generation model as one of the considerations for whether to release it.