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Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

L2 · PractitionerIndustry & BusinessTechCrunch AI· 10/18/2026

Shows how AI companies are addressing public concerns about trust and societal impact of their technology.

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Anthropic commits 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund to address AI's societal impact and trust crisis.

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Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.

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