앤트로픽, 지분 5% 공익기금에…AI 위협 우려 물타기?

American AI company Anthropic has announced that it will donate 5% of its shares to a public charity fund. Combining with previous donation commitments from founders, up to 20% of the company's total shares will be allocated to charitable purposes. This move comes amid growing negative sentiment and concerns over safety in the artificial intelligence industry.

Anthropic aims to strengthen its social responsibility and gain public trust by setting up such a fund, titled "Anthropic Public Fund." The fund will not be used for political funds or lobbying activities. Anthropic plans to utilize the funds in various ways, such as donating to non-profit organizations and directly supporting specific groups, particularly addressing the impact of AI on the labor market.

The company highlighted that with the additional 5% share donation and considering that half of its employees have already committed to share donations, up to 20% of the total shares will be allocated for charitable purposes. This announcement is seen as a strategy to mitigate the negative sentiment and social responsibility controversy surrounding the release of its shares, as the company has already pledged to donate 80% of its initial shareholding to its founders and have around half of its employees participate in the share donation project.