Anthropic Commits 5% of Its Stock to a New 'Public Benefit' Fund - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #118
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Anthropic Commits 5% of Its Stock to a New “Public Benefit” Fund
Anthropic is putting 5% of its shares into a new entity within the company called the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. Fortune reports the fund may be used for large donations to traditional nonprofits or for direct distributions to specific groups of people. |
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