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AI giant Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a 'public benefit fund' ahead of a blockbuster stock market listing

AI giant Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a 'public benefit fund' ahead of a blockbuster stock market listing

The plan still needs stockholder approval. Counting the new fund, about a fifth of Anthropic's shares would be earmarked for public purposes. Anthropic says none of the fund's equity will bankroll lobbying or political donations, in the US or abroad.

The cash could fund charities, direct payouts to chosen groups, and workers hit by AI.

Anthropic is preparing one of the largest stock market flotations in history.

Its prospectus warned its AI models could show 'self-preserving behaviors'.

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