AI company Anthropic says it will earmark 5 per cent of its stake for a public-benefit fund, aiming to spread the benefits of AI more widely in society.

Such a pledge hints at a new trend in the tech sector, though questions remain about governance and transparency.

Critics say the real impact will be clear only when reports on use of the fund are published.

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