AI Leaders Weekly Briefing

May 22, 2026

AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic achieve record revenues and major funding milestones while DeepMind pushes AI agents into scientific discovery and more.

OpenAI and Anthropic were reported to have reached multi-billion dollar revenue milestones in the first quarter, with OpenAI leading at approximately $5.7 billion while Anthropic crossed the $4.7 billion mark. ¹²³⁴⁵
Anthropic secured a major compute infrastructure deal with SpaceX and is reportedly planning a funding round that could value the company at $30 billion, though some media reports suggest even higher valuation targets by year-end. ⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰
A jury ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding his claims were filed too late; meanwhile, OpenAI is reportedly accelerating its timeline for an initial public offering (IPO). ^111213141516
OpenAI claimed a significant breakthrough in mathematical reasoning by using its models to disprove an 80-year-old geometry conjecture regarding the Paul Erdős planar unit distance problem. ¹⁷¹⁸¹⁹
Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model has drawn scrutiny from government and security officials over its advanced hacking capabilities, as a federal appeals court remains divided over the Pentagon labeling the company a supply-chain risk. ^{20212223242526}
DeepMind introduced several "agentic" AI tools for scientific research, including the Co-Scientist system which has already been utilized to identify potential drug candidates for liver disease and research cellular aging. ^{272829303132333435}
Other notable developments include OpenAI’s $200 million investment in a Singapore AI hub, Anthropic's acquisition of SDK toolmaker Stainless, and new model releases from Mistral, Runway, and Black Forest Labs. ^{3637383940414243444546}

AI Leaders Weekly Briefing

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