Morning Edition · Saturday, October 24, 2026Published at 2:20 AM EDT · New York

Anthropic proposes giving 5 percent of its shares to a public benefit fund, with about 20 percent of equity now pledged to public purposes

The fund could receive another 2 percent for each 50 percent rise in Anthropic's value, subject to stockholder approval, and its shares may not fund lobbying or political donations.

On October 18, Anthropic announced that it will commit 5 percent of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval. The board may also grant the fund another 2 percent for each 50 percent increase in Anth…