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

Published October 19, 2026 6:47 am • Updated October 19, 2026 9:07 am •
AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
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The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares 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…

The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares 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…

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