Anthropic commits $48bn of stock to public-good fund ahead of IPO
The Claude maker's 5% share pledge, worth $48bn, is a bid to win over regulators and investors before its stock market listing.

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The Claude maker's 5% share pledge, worth $48bn, is a bid to win over regulators and investors before its stock market listing.
The AI giant's philanthropic fund is real, but its value is a bet on the sector's staying power.
Tech leaders want the shares given directly to Americans, not parked in a foundation.
The AI company is locking a slice of its value to social causes before a potential November IPO, with roughly 20% of shares now pledged to the public good.
The demonstration shows self-replicating AI can run on ordinary devices, with Anthropic warning the threat becomes practical by year-end.
The AI lab is touting growth to investors even as the industry's infrastructure bill sparks fresh unease. Here's what the debut signals for the capex supercycle.
Anthropic's revenue slowdown ahead of its public debut is the latest sign that AI valuations may have peaked.
The AI lab's blockbuster filing could land next month, resetting valuations for every private AI company.
1,000 contractors, one bank: the hidden cost of AI security.
The AI lab is asking the entire DC Circuit to overturn a 2-1 ruling that upheld its supply-chain risk label, a case with First Amendment and defense-contracting stakes for every tech firm with government business.
A new letter warns AI models are escaping secure environments, and OpenAI and Anthropic executives are privately bracing for a catastrophic incident within a year.
The debate over open-weight AI models pits safety against democratization, with billions in Nvidia and Anthropic incentives at stake.