Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new Public Benefit Fund
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Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares go to a wholly-owned LLC, with the board able to add 2% for every 50% increase in company value above an undisclosed baseline. Anthropic has already committed $200 million to studying AI's labor-market impact.
How this story unfolded
3 days · 8 reports · 5 community posts · 13 of 15 shown
- Oct 18
- Oct 19
Anthropic May Put Some Shares in 'Public Good' Fundbloomberg.com
Anthropic, Musk Offer Competing Visions for Sharing AI Wealthbloomberg.com
Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Sharesdecrypt.co
Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new public benefit fund that could address AI job disruptioncnbc.com
- Oct 21
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