What smart people are saying about Anthropic's 5% 'public benefit' pledge

Musk, whose SpaceXAI is a competitor of Anthropic, made several news concerning his own plans in an X post reacting to Anthropic's statement.

"I propose giving the shares immediately to the public," he wrote. "This is what I volition be doing."

The Anduril Industries cofounder expressed involvement concerning what Anthropic power fund.

"The issue is that their definition of 'public good' is assisting everyone else, not the American public," he wrote on X.

"If they would commit to assisting America and Americans, that would be one thing, but this reeks of USAID 2.0, fair another way to chimney billions out of our own economy."

The notable AI expert zeroed in on a row in Anthropic's declaration in which it stated it power examine "direct distributions to particular populations." Curran wrote on X.

"It appears to me akin they are preparedness their own form of self-directed earth UBI," he wrote referring to worldwide essential income, which several have stated volition be necessary if AI drastically reduces employment.

"About fractional of Anth workforce are additionally donating shares into this fund," Curran added. "They foresee a transformative future."

Gerstner praised Anthropic for what he called its "philanthropic commitments," calling it "an bonzer gift" — but he additionally echoed a note of alert concerning "foundation prosperity concentration."

Like Musk, he wrote, "I anticipation a meaningful part of AI's prosperity is a straightforward dividend."

The CEO drew a difference between Anthropic's scheme to create a philanthropy and OpenAI, which began as a nonprofit before going commercial.

"This volition arrive to be known as 'the reverse OpenAI'" he wrote on X. "start as C corp, lift many of prosperity > formerly successful, commencement 'independent' non gain > commencement concentrating value into this new entity, which you and your homies control."

"It's genius," he added.

Marcus mold the notice as a PR gambit.

"Anthropic is playing games here," he wrote on X. "Trying to curry community favor during motionless holding authority and resisting disclosure is annoying. And reeks of desperation."

Moorhead was among those raising questions concerning whether Anthropic would have too much authority complete anywhere the finances go.

"If it's dedicated entirely the 'public benefit' why don't they fair provision it to the community and citizens anywhere they can immediately benefit? Seems akin the community would cognize what to do alongside the prosperity improved than bureaucratic institutions," he wrote on X.