Over the past year, concerns have swirled over the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and debates have raged over the proper path for AI safety. Now, Anthropic appears to have put forth its own vision for how the government might regulate its industry. Politico recently reported that the AI lab has been shopping around
Eric Schmidt’s fortune is about to get even bigger. The former Google CEO is reported to own about 1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions of dollars in the leading AI lab’s Series A round in 2021, according to Bloomberg. The startup was valued at $461 million at the time, according to PitchBook data.
A little over a month ago, Anthropic and AI infrastructure provider Nscale announced a $45 billion compute deal. Now, the duo may be about to do it again. Bloomberg reports that the two companies are said to be on the verge of announcing yet another $45 billion compute deal, citing people familiar with the matter.
Kevin Roose, a former New York Times tech columnist and the author of “The AGI Chronicles,” wrote on X that Anthropic’s pledge could be the “largest commitment of philanthropic capital ever made.” Roose estimated that the share pledge could be worth $200 billion if Anthropic goes public at a $1 trillion valuation. “By my count,
Anthropic announced today that it’s creating a “public benefit fund” that will give the company “increased flexibility and scale” to support projects for societal good. Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund — structured as a wholly-owned entity within the company — with the option to contribute an additional
Anthropic said on Sunday that it would set aside large portions of its wealth to support initiatives it believes are in the public interest. In a blog post, the AI colossus said it aims to establish a separate LLC that would use Anthropic shares to make donations to nonprofits or “direct distributions to specific populations.”
