Anthropic Launches Finance-Focused AI Agent Ahead of IPO

Seen as Part of Revenue Expansion Efforts
Shares of FactSet Research and Morningstar Fall After Announcement

Anthropic has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) agent capable of handling a wide range of financial services work as part of its strategy to target Wall Street in the United States. This move is interpreted as an effort to boost revenue ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).

According to Bloomberg on May 5 (local time), Anthropic announced that it will launch an AI agent capable of tasks such as preparing pitch decks for client meetings, reviewing financial statements, and submitting compliance review cases. These new tools, totaling 10 types, are aimed at professionals in banking, insurance, asset management, and fintech sectors.

Anthropic explained that its Claude AI model will be enhanced to work more seamlessly with third-party software such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and will integrate data from financial services industry partners like Dun & Bradstreet and Moody’s.

Following Anthropic’s announcement, shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. plunged as much as 8.1% during trading, while Morningstar Inc. gave up early gains and fell by more than 3%. The share prices of S&P Global and Moody’s also came under heavy selling pressure.

Nicholas Lin, Head of Financial Services Products at Anthropic, stated, “Finance serves as an excellent blueprint for other knowledge work,” adding, “AI adoption in finance is only a few months behind the already rapidly accelerating application of AI in coding.”

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, recently discussed AI with Jamie Dimon, Chairman of JPMorgan Chase, at an Anthropic event held in New York. CEO Amodei assessed that while technology is rapidly advancing, companies are not moving as quickly in response.

In February, Anthropic introduced plugins for Claude software optimized for financial analysis, equity research, private equity, and asset management, and in the same month, also launched a new model with enhanced financial research capabilities.

Additionally, Anthropic is strengthening its ties with the financial industry through a new joint venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs Group. This joint entity will play a role in distributing Anthropic’s software to more companies.

Bloomberg also reported that Anthropic has begun reviewing new fundraising that could value the company at over 900 billion dollars (approximately 1,200 trillion won). Like OpenAI, Anthropic has dramatically increased its spending on chips and data centers to build new AI models and accelerate technology adoption.

When asked about the surging AI infrastructure spending plans, Chairman Jamie Dimon said, “Overall, it will turn out to be a reasonable decision,” adding, “If you try to pick winners and losers in advance, you may have quite a hard time.”

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