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Anthropic (@AnthropicAI): We’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new wholly owned entity dedicated entirely to the public benefit. It will start off with 5% of our shares. For

L1 · CuriousIndustry & Business@AnthropicAI· 10/18/2026

Shows how major AI companies are structuring long-term public benefit commitments through equity allocation.

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Anthropic is dedicating 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, with potential to increase to 20% as the company grows, joining existing equity pledges from founders and employees.

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We’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new wholly owned entity dedicated entirely to the public benefit. It will start off with 5% of our shares. For every 50% increase in the company’s value over a set baseline, we can

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