Anthropic is meeting up with investors to offer assurances about its rapid pace of growth and insights into the company's strategies to address growing public backlash against AI. The company must address issues like the recent popularity of cheaper AI systems from China, tensions with the Trump administration, and growing backlash to data-center construction ahead of its IPO. The conversation reflects the tremendous uncertainty around who will win the AI race and the financial stability of the businesses that underpin it. Anthropic is targeting a public debut in September or early October.