Anthropic and Elon Musk make public-benefit share pledges tied to AI wealth

Summary

On October 18, Anthropic, which is preparing one of the largest listings in history, committed 5 per cent of its shares to a public benefit fund. The next day, Elon Musk promised one SpaceX share, next year, for every kid in America, about US$10.6 billion for some 73 million children. The offers differ in who holds the shares: Anthropic's would sit in an entity the company owns and be spent on the public's behalf, while the route for Musk's offer has not been explained.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   24 Oct 2026, 21:30 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Anthropic committed 5 per cent of its shares to a public benefit fund on October 18, and that Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share for every American child the next day, with the two offers differing in who holds the shares.