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Anthropic Pledges 5% of Its Shares to Public Benefit Fund

AI firm Anthropic says it will put 5% of its shares into a Public Benefit Fund that could support nonprofits and efforts to tackle AI's impact on jobs, with another 2% possible. The Claude developer said none of the fund's shares would be used for lobbying or political donations. It comes as Anthropic prepares a possible stock market listing that could value it above $1tn.

By BriefTea Editorial · 19 October 2026 at 6:07

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