Anthropic commits 5 percent of shares to a public-benefit fund

On Oct. 18, 2026 Anthropic said it will commit 5 percent of its shares to a new wholly owned Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval. The board may add another 2 percent for every 50 percent increase in company value above a baseline the post does not name. Anthropic said that equity will not fund lobbying, and that this commitment plus existing founder and employee pledges would put roughly 20 percent of shares toward public benefit.