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[^3]\n\nAnthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind the Claude chatbot, is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $2 trillion. [^4]\n\nThe author argues that the control problem for robots is as challenging as physical construction, requiring the ability to find joint positions for grasping objects and plan sequences for tasks like folding shirts. [^5]\n\nThe author states that computer vision has made strides but remains unsolved for complicated visual scenes, such as picking objects from crowded environments or determining safe footing. [^6]\n\nThe author states that current robot hands are a pale imitation of the human hand, which possesses roughly two dozen degrees of freedom and approximately 17,000 tactile sensors. [^7]\n\nAnthropic plans to preserve the LTBT's role after its stock market debut. [^8]\n\nThe LTBT holds no equity in Anthropic but has significant influence over the company. 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