{"contract":"guth-news-publication-v1","article":{"article_id":"4e276182-9b35-487e-9811-a98f1c06b959","revision":1,"slug":"anthropic-proposes-a-public-benefit-fund-that-would-grow-with-its-valuation-4e276182","title":"Anthropic proposes a public-benefit fund that would grow with its valuation","summary":"The company says 5% of its shares would go to a new fund, with the board able to add more as the company's value rises. The initial commitment is subject to stockholder approval.","body":"Anthropic said Oct. 18 that it plans to commit shares to a new Public Benefit Fund, with the amount potentially growing as the company's value rises. The initial 5% commitment is subject to stockholder approval; the board could add another 2% for each 50% increase in value above a baseline the company has not yet disclosed.\n\nThe fund will be a wholly owned LLC rather than a charitable organization such as a 501(c)(3), a structure Anthropic says will let it shift among different forms of giving. The company said shares held by the fund would not be used for lobbying or political donations, in the U.S. or abroad. It cited large donations to nonprofits and direct payments to particular groups as possible uses, not commitments.\n\nAnthropic pointed to potential labor-market disruption from AI as one area the fund might address. The company said it has already committed $200 million to studying and responding to those effects, while arguing that faster AI progress may call for more ambitious measures.\n\nThe announcement adds to other equity-giving efforts. Anthropic said its founders pledged to donate 80% of their equity holdings when the company was founded, and that about half its workforce participates in an employee equity-donation matching program. Including those efforts, the company estimates roughly 20% of its shares will be dedicated to public benefit, with the potential for that share to rise if valuation milestones are reached.\n\nThe fund's governance and the valuation thresholds for additional shares are still to come. Anthropic said it plans to provide more details in the coming months and to publish a report on its progress toward its mission.","content_kind":"author_paraphrase","explanation":{"feature":"The company says 5% of its shares would go to a new fund, with the board able to add more as the company's value rises. 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