Anthropic pledges 5% of shares to public fund, Musk promises SpaceX share to every US child

Anthropic said it will commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund and has already put $200m into studying AI's impact on employment. Musk countered that shares should go directly to the public and pledged to give every American child one SpaceX share next year.

• Anthropic commits 5% of shares to a public fund and $200m to study AI's job impact
• Musk wants direct share distribution and promises a SpaceX share to every US child
• AP-NORC poll: 64% of Americans say AI is developing too fast
• Both pledges come as Anthropic prepares for a possible November IPO