Australian Superannuation Funds Poised for Windfalls in OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX IPOs
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 10 June 2026
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- 4
- Australian
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- 10 June 2026, 08:00 am
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Super funds are eyeing a windfall as two AI giants follow SpaceX in a rush to go public, but a new model is causing fears safety is being discarded in the race.
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Large-scale investment moves by Australian superannuation funds into OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX underscore the shifting financial landscape around frontier AI development. The surge toward public listings for these trillion-dollar companies raises critical concerns that commercial pressures may lead to AI safety protocols being sidelined in favor of rapid market entry. This development is significant for global governance as it highlights how the race for capital might erode the voluntary safety commitments made by labs to mitigate catastrophic risks. For Australia, the direct exposure of major pension funds to these companies links national economic interests to the successful management of frontier AI safety and stability.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorJun 10, 2026 – 4.00pmAustralian fund managers and superannuation funds are sprinting towards windfalls as artificial intelligence giants Anthropic and OpenAI join SpaceX in the race to go public. But critics warn that amid the scramble for funding, safety threats from the new technology are being ignored.Elon Musk’s blockbuster SpaceX float this week is the first float of the AI frontier model makers, as he merged xAI, the company behind its Grok platform, into the company in February. OpenAI on Tuesday joined its main rival, Anthropic, in filing for a trillion-dollar listing this year.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIIPOOpenAIAnthropicSpaceXHostplusAustralianSuperElon MuskUSACbusHESTACanvaMelbourneUKGoogleFetching latest articles