Anthropic says it will commit 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

Claude creator says fund could be used for donations to NGOs and ‘direct distributions to specific populations’.

Al JazeeraJohn Power2026-10-19 03:23查看原文 ↗

Claude creator says fund could used for donations to NGOs and ‘direct distributions to specific populations’.

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York, the US, on February 26, 2026 [Patrick Sison/AI]

Anthropic has pledged to commit 5 percent of its shares to a new fund dedicated to the public good, with plans to increase the contribution as the artificial intelligence giant’s market value grows.

The creator of the AI assistant Claude announced the new “Anthropic Public Benefit Fund” on Sunday as tech firms face intense scrutiny over the potential dangers posed by the frontier technology.

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In a blog post, Anthropic said it was committing 5 percent of company shares with immediate effect, subject to stockholder approval, with an additional 2 percent to be added “at the board’s discretion” for every 50 percent increase in the company’s value.

“Because of the way the Fund is structured, the more Anthropic grows, the larger the share of the company that can be dedicated expressly to the public good,” the San Francisco-based firm said.

“It is common practice for tech companies to offer escalating compensation awards to their executives. We are instead directing that equity to the public benefit.”

Anthropic said the fund could be used to make donations to traditional nonprofits, as well as “direct distributions to specific populations”.

It said labour market disruption due to AI could be among the causes addressed by the fund.

“Anthropic has already committed $200 million to studying and addressing this issue, but given the pace of AI progress, bolder approaches may be needed,” the company said.

“The Fund will have the versatility to pursue them.”

Anthropic, officially registered as a “public benefit corporation” in the US state of Delaware, said the fund would not be used for lobbying or political donations, either in the United States or overseas.

Founded in 2021 by former employees of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Anthropic is preparing for what could be the largest public initial offering in history. It is expected to list on the US stock market before the end of 2026, with analysts forecasting a valuation exceeding $2 trillion.

The company’s charter requires its leadership to balance shareholder returns with responsible AI development.

The breakneck speed of AI development has prompted widespread anxiety about possible negative downstream effects on society, including the job market.

In a report published last month, consulting firm McKinsey estimated that up to 11 million American workers may need to switch careers over the next decade due to AI-driven automation.

Claude 的创建者表示，该基金可用于向非政府组织捐款以及“直接向特定人群分发”。

2026年2月26日，美国纽约，一台电脑屏幕上显示着Anthropic网站的页面和该公司的标志。[Patrick Sison/AI]

Anthropic 承诺将其 5% 的股份投入一个致力于公共利益的新基金，并计划随着这家人工智能巨头市值的增长而增加捐款。

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Anthropic 在一篇博客文章中表示，该公司将立即出售 5% 的公司股份，但需经股东批准；此外，公司价值每增长 50%，董事会可“酌情”再增持 2% 的股份。

“由于该基金的结构方式，Anthropic 发展得越快，公司中可以专门用于公共利益的份额就越大，”这家总部位于旧金山的公司表示。

“科技公司向高管提供逐年递增的薪酬奖励是常见做法。而我们则将这部分资金用于造福公众。”

人道组织表示，该基金可用于向传统非营利组织捐款，以及“直接向特定人群发放物资”。