Anthropic commits billions to a 'public benefit fund'

Anthropic said on Sunday that it would set aside large portions of its wealth to support initiatives it believes are in the public interest.

• In a blog post, the AI colossus said it aims to establish a separate LLC that would use Anthropic shares to make donations to nonprofits or "direct distributions to specific populations."
• The new LLC, called the "Anthropic Public Benefit Fund," would receive larger stakes as the company grows.
• The company said an initial funding round of 5% of Anthropic's shares is still subject to stockholder approval.
• "The Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will have increased flexibility and scale, enabling us to pursue our mission in new ways," the company said.
• A 5% stake in Anthropic is worth about $48 billion, according to the company's most recent valuation in May.
• In 2025, rival frontier AI company OpenAI established a similar nonprofit foundation with a multibillion-dollar stake in the company to fund public-benefit initiatives.
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