Anthropic will commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, with 2% more for every 50% gain in valuation; combined with the founders' pledge, roughly 20% of shares will serve the public good.
Politico reports that Anthropic has quietly pitched lawmakers on Capitol Hill a self-drafted frontier AI safety bill that has not yet been formally introduced. The company says the draft reflects its Advanced AI Framework, and its core is a very high threshold for intervention.
The US Federal Trade Commission has issued civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic, formally opening an investigation into AI safety. According to Axios, the FTC wants internal documents on safety incidents from both companies.
Six METR researchers get employee-level access at Anthropic, can publish reports independently, and the company has no power to veto their release.
Anthropic is reportedly set to launch its IPO roadshow as early as November 9, targeting a valuation of as much as $180 billion, and could reach Wall Street ahead of OpenAI.
Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 5.5, keeping it lightweight and fast while sharply cutting API prices, and the price war in small models has officially begun.