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October 19, 2026

Anthropic pledges 5% of shares to public benefit fund ahead of possible IPO

Also: Leaked Anthropic bill would preempt state AI safety laws while weakening federal enforcement‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Monday 19 October 2026

Transformative AI
Anthropic pledges 5% of shares to public benefit fund ahead of possible IPO
Anthropic said on 18 October that it plans to commit 5% of its shares to a newly created Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, structured as a wholly-owned LLC rather than a traditional nonprofit.

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