Anthropic pledges 5% of shares to new public benefit fund pending approval

The short version

• Anthropic announced a public benefit fund that would receive 5% of its shares, subject to stockholder approval.[Al Jazeera]
• The fund could support donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations, the company said.[Al Jazeera]
• Anthropic said the fund would not be used for lobbying or political donations.[Al Jazeera]
• Elon Musk responded on social media by pledging to give away some of his own shares.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• Anthropic announced a commitment of 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, subject to stockholder approval.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
• Anthropic said the fund could be used for donations to traditional nonprofits and for direct distributions to specific populations.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
• Anthropic said the fund would not be used for lobbying or political donations, in the United States or overseas.[Al Jazeera]
• Elon Musk responded on social media by pledging to give some of his own shares away.[The Guardian]

Sources

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• AI giant Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fundAl Jazeera
• AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’The Guardian - World