aceAI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing. The company announced it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valuation in May, subject to shareholder approval. It will add a further 2% of its stock to the fund for every 50% increase in its value above an undisclosed baseline. The fund will allow Anthropic to “explore large donations to tradit…
Anthropic plans to place 5% of its shares, about $48bn at its May valuation, into a fund that could finance nonprofit donations or direct payments to specific populations, subject to shareholder approval.
The plan depends on shareholder approval, the baseline for additional share contributions is undisclosed, and the fund's recipients and distribution methods remain open options rather than decided programmes.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-19
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