# The Information — Anthropic Commits At Least 5% of Shares to New Public Benefit Fund

- Company: The Information (theinformation.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-18T20:57:11+00:00
- Category: funding-company-news
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anthropic-commits-least-5-shares-new-public-benefit-fund
- Record: https://forck.live/items/24227-anthropic-commits-at-least-5-of-shares-to-new-public-benefit-fund
- Subject: Reporting

Anthropic is committing at least 5% of its shares to a new public-benefit fund that will support causes including addressing AI's impact on employment. The Anthropic Public Benefit Fund could receive an additional 2% of the company's shares on top of the initial 5% commitment. The fund is designed to back public-benefit causes, with the employment impact of AI cited as an example. The announcement does not specify a timeline for the fund's operations or how the shares will be managed.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anthropic-commits-least-5-shares-new-public-benefit-fund:

> Anthropic announced the creation of a new fund that will get at least 5% of its shares and support public-benefit causes such as addressing the employment impact of AI.

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