Anthropic Takes IPO Strategy Straight from ‘Office Space,’ Hires Bobs to Interview Employees About ‘What Would You Do with a Million Dollars?’
In a bizarre move that has the internet alternating between cackles and confusion, Anthropic—the AI safety company behind the chatbot Claude—has announced its IPO filing will include mandatory interviews with employees conducted by a duo of management consultants named Bob, who only ask, “What would you do with a million dollars?” The irony? Anthropic has long positioned itself as the “responsible” AI company, once railing against the profit-uber-alles ethos of Big Tech. Now, the very people who warned that AI might one day become sentient and demand stock options are instead being subjected to what the HR memo calls “a vibe check on exit liquidity.” Cue the memes of Claude writing “I’m just here for the pizza” on office whiteboards, and former OpenAI workers calling it “the most on-brand contrarian pivot since Steve Jobs returned to Apple in a turtleneck.” The SEC is reportedly “fascinated,” and Sam Altman has already tweeted a single laughing-crying emoji.