{
  "id": 15768329,
  "title": "One SpaceX Share Per Child: The New AI PR Strategy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/one-spacex-share-per-child-the-new-ai-pr-strategy",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:17:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/one-spacex-share-per-child-the-new-ai-pr-strategy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and AI company Anthropic, has announced his intention to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America. This act of generosity, Musk claims, is just the beginning of many similar gestures. With around 72 million children under 18 in the US, and each SpaceX share valued at nearly $150, the donation would amount to a staggering $10.8 billion. Musk’s net worth is approximately $1 trillion, so the shares would represent less than 2% of his total wealth.\n\nMusk's announcement echoes the sentiment behind the \"Trump Accounts,\" a promise made by former US President Donald Trump to give American children born between 2025 and 2028 a government-funded investment account of $1,000. Trump praised Musk for his \"incredible generosity\" in a social media post, stating that the SpaceX stock would be distributed through \"Trump Accounts!\" However, neither Musk nor Trump has provided any details on the mechanics of such a distribution.\n\nAnthropic, another AI giant, has committed to allocating five percent of its shares to a \"public benefit fund\" aimed at mitigating the labor market impacts of AI technology. The specifics of this fund are unclear, with the company promising to make \"large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.\" Additionally, Anthropic plans to add two percent of its shares for every 50% increase in the company's value above an undisclosed baseline, with the ultimate goal of one of the largest IPOs in history worth around $1.5 to $2 trillion.\n\nDespite these grand gestures, concerns remain about the pace of AI development. A recent poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 64% of Americans believe AI is developing too quickly, and 80% consider it \"extremely\" or \"very\" important for the US government to prioritize protecting jobs from AI. As AI continues to reshape the job market, promises of public shares in AI companies, without any real regulation, seem to be a diversion from addressing the underlying concerns.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk’s SpaceX and AI giant Anthropic have said they will give billions of dollars in shares to the public as general sentiment around the technology’s economic and societal consequences continues to plummet. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” Musk posted on X on Monday. “This […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}