Anthropic Silent on Public Benefit Fund Shares as Elon Musk Urges Distribution to Americans
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Anthropic has not yet clarified whether the shares of its new public‑benefit fund will be distributed directly to Americans. Elon Musk has urged the company to give those shares to the public.
Timeline
- 2021-01 — Anthropic founded by former OpenAI members in San Francisco
- On April 28 2026 Anthropic silently degraded Claude Code for seven weeks.
- On May 11 2026 Musk called Anthropic "evil" in public remarks.
- On June 1 2026 Musk mocked Anthropic, dismissing its name and mission.
- On September 12 2026 Anthropic CEO urged AI slowdown, Musk and Altman supported.
- On September 13 2026 Musk and Altman publicly back Anthropic’s call to slow AI.