• Catalyst Investors sees AI as a boom, not yet a bubble, with earnings growth rather than expanding valuations driving semiconductor gains.
• Anthropic's reported IPO valuation range is $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion; frontier labs trade below the high-growth software peer median.
• OpenAI is seeking about $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, reduced from a $1.4 trillion target.
• Anthropic's compute commitments exceed $540 billion against $131.7 billion in cash and securities, leaving sustained revenue growth critical.
• A weak Anthropic debut, smaller OpenAI round at a lower valuation or broader neocloud credit stress could derail the AI rally.

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