# The Wall Street Journal — Anthropic to Commit 5% of Its Shares to New ‘Public Benefit’ Fund

- Company: The Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-18T23:23:00+00:00
- Category: funding-company-news
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-to-commit-5-of-its-shares-to-new-public-benefit-fund-3332ef75?mod=rss_Technology
- Record: https://forck.live/items/24237-anthropic-to-commit-5-of-its-shares-to-new-public-benefit-fund
- Subject: Reporting

Anthropic is committing 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund that could send distributions directly to people whose jobs are disrupted by AI. The fund is structured as a separate entity, with its own board and investment mandate, according to the Wall Street Journal. Anthropic says the fund will focus on populations most affected by AI labor disruption, though it has not specified which groups or how distributions would work. The commitment is part of Anthropic's broader effort to address the societal impact of its technology, the company said.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-to-commit-5-of-its-shares-to-new-public-benefit-fund-3332ef75?mod=rss_Technology:

> The fund could send distributions directly to populations affected by AI labor disruption.

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