Analysis-Anthropic IPO stands alone as AI market jitters sideline others

By Echo Wang Oct 22 (Reuters) A once-robust fall calendar for technology IPOs is down to just Anthropic. The AI lab is pressing ahead to hold its initial public offering as planned in the middle of next month after making its  prospectus public as early as late October, people familiar with the matter said, ​cautioning the plan and the dates are subject to change. Anthropic s planned IPO will test whether its position ‌at the center of the booming AI business, which the company is believed to deem worthy of a potential $1.5 trillion valuation, can overcome a market environment that might typically prompt bankers and deal lawyers to counsel delay. Anthropic is expected to begin marketing its shares to prospective investors during the week of November 9, one of the people said. Other companies in the artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center sectors have ‌delayed ​their listings, facing a rise in interest rates that has helped fuel a punishing ⁠selloff in shares and bonds