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Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

By Anthony Ha · Via TechCrunch · Published by Everything Blog

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Anthropic is creating a public benefit fund, committing 5% of its shares, with the option to contribute an additional 2% for every 50% increase in value, and $200 million for AI impact studies. The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI progress.

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The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in valu…: The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in value.
Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.: Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.
The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI prog…: The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI progress.

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Anthropic announced today that it’s creating a “public benefit fund” that will give the company “increased flexibility and scale” to support projects for societal good.

Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund — structured as a wholly-owned entity within the company — with the option to contribute an additional 2% for every 50% increase in Anthropic’s value. And it offered some broad-strokes ideas for how this money might actually be used, such as “large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.”

There’s also the impact that AI might have on the job market, which Anthropic has already committed $200 million to study. But the company said, “Given the pace of AI progress, bolder approaches may be needed. The Fund will have the versatility to pursue them.”

Anthropic’s announcement comes as the AI industry faces increasingly negative public sentiment, which CEO Dario Amodei has described as “fundamentally a crisis of trust.”

If you’re wondering who will actually decide which public benefits are worth funding, Anthropic said it will share more information about structure and governance in the coming months.

Original source: techcrunch.com

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The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in valu…: The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in value.
Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.: Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.
The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI prog…: The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI progress.

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The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in valu…: The fund will commit 5% of its shares and an additional 2% for every 50% increase in value.
Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.: Anthropic is investing $200 million in AI impact studies.
The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI prog…: The entity will support societal good projects and pursue bolder approaches given AI progress.

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