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AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
UK NewsBusinessTechnology•October 19, 2026 at 12:10 PMNational

AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’

By Lauren Almeida•The Guardian - UK News

The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and preparations for a stock market listingAnthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing.The company announced it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valuation in May, subject to shareholder approval. It will add a further 2% of its stock to the fund for every 50% increase in its value above an undisclosed baseline. Continue reading...

The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and preparations for a stock market listing

Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing.

The company announced it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valuation in May, subject to shareholder approval. It will add a further 2% of its stock to the fund for every 50% increase in its value above an undisclosed baseline.

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