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Anthropic makes pledge for public benefit initiative

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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Anthropic makes pledge for public benefit initiative The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced it will commit 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as the industry faces heat over its potential impact on society and the labor m…

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  1. Bloomberg

    Anthropic Plans to Shift Some Shares Into New ‘Public Good’ Fund (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Anthropic PBC said it plans to put 5% of its shares into a new fund that the artificial intelligence company says will enable it to make donations that can address “the public good,” including mitigating AI’s impact on the job market.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Anthropic Plans 5% Stake for Public Benefit Fund as Musk Objects (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Anthropic will place 5% of its equity in a Public Benefit Fund ahead of a possible IPO, a plan Elon Musk argued should put shares directly in public hands.

  3. Insider

    Anthropic commits billions to a 'public benefit fund' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Anthropic said it wants to create a new charitable LLC with the company's stock as its sole asset.

  4. New York Post

    Anthropic to commit 5% stake to new public benefit fund (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The proposed fund would be established as a wholly owned limited liability company and would receive an additional 2% of Anthropic's shares, at the board's discretion, for every 50% increase in the company's value above a baseline that has yet to be disclosed.

  5. KOB 4

    Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new ‘public benefit’ fund (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value. It said Sunday that the shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company.

  6. Fortune

    Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new ‘public benefit’ fund and may give large donations to traditional nonprofits or to specific populations (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company.

  7. Financial Times

    Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    AI start-up has faced growing public backlash over safety and economic concerns

  8. Al Jazeera

    Anthropic says it will commit 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Claude creator says fund could be used for donations to NGOs and 'direct distributions to specific populations'.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Anthropic says it will commit small percentage of stock to ‘public benefit’ fund (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    One of the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies, Anthropic, said on Sunday it plans to disburse a small percentage of its stock to a “Public Benefit Fund.” In a blog post titled,”Investing in the public benefit,” the AI lab outlines a “new entity with a structure that increases the st…

  10. BBC News

    Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund' (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.

  11. Forbes

    Anthropic Pledges 5% Of Its Shares To Public Benefit Fund—Here's How It Works (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Claude AI maker says around 20% of the company’s shares will be dedicated to “the public good” when the new fund is combined with existing pledges from its founders and employees.

  12. Semafor

    Anthropic pledges at least 5% of shares to public-benefit fund (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    Anthropic is gearing up for a record-breaking IPO in the face of increasingly negative public reactions to AI’s technological advances.

  13. Quartz

    Anthropic plans to commit 5% of its stock to a new public benefit fund (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The fund could add 2% more stock for every 50% rise in Anthropic's value, and it is subject to stockholder approval

  14. Tech Startups

    Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to new public benefit fund ahead of massive IPO (opens Tech Startups)

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    Tech Startups's feed description

    Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, is pledging 5% of its company shares to a new public benefit fund that could eventually be worth tens of billions of dollars, as it prepares for one of the largest initial public offerings […] The post Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to new public benefit …

  15. WDIO Duluth

    Tech Bytes: Anthropic announces its new public benefit fund (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    In today's Tech Bytes, Anthropic has announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a so-called public benefit fund.

  16. The Hill

    Anthropic pledges 5 percent of stock to public benefit initiative (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced it will commit 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as the industry faces heat over its potential impact on society and the labor market.

  17. Breitbart News

    Anthropic Will Dedicate 5% of Shares to 'Public Benefit Fund' After Landmark AI IPO (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Anthropic says it plans to commit five percent of its shares to a newly created "Public Benefit Fund," a move that would need stockholder approval before taking effect after the company's hotly anticipated IPO which could occur as soon as November.

  18. Cheddar

    Anthropic Sets Aside a Slice of Its A.I. Empire for the Public Good (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    A.I. company Anthropic is pledging five percent of its shares to a new fund designed to benefit the public as the company grows.

  19. Fast Company

    Anthropic says it will dedicate 5% of its shares to a fund for the ‘public good.’ The public is skeptical (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    Anthropic just released a pledge to commit 5% of its total shares to a new fund to be used for the “public good.” The public isn’t so sure. The privately held AI company, which is planning what could be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in stock market history, published a pres s release ann…

  20. The Hill

    Anthropic makes pledge for public benefit initiative (opens The Hill)

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    {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Anthropic makes pledge for public benefit initiative The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced it will commit 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as the industry faces heat over its potential impact on society and the labor m…

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