# Anthropic's IPO faces AI backlash after midterm data center rebuke

> Original title: Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers

- Source: CNBC · Technology
- Published: 2026-11-07T13:00:01.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hmn0nfulmjfrfy42p55a1r3tw
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/07/anthropic-ipo-ai-data-center-backlash.html

## Summary

CNBC reports that Anthropic is preparing a Nasdaq IPO, likely in mid-November, with investors aiming for a $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion valuation, down from $2 trillion. Voters in the midterms rebuked AI, and local communities opposed data center ballot measures in 40 of 41 cases. Anthropic's amended prospectus lists about $895.4 billion in committed compute and infrastructure spending.