FT: Anthropic preps IPO while giving external trust unusual board power
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-04
Per the Financial Times, Anthropic is preparing to go public while its mission-focused Long-Term Benefit Trust retains unusual governance power: trustees with no equity can appoint or remove directors and receive advance notice of board matters. The open question: can equity-free independent trustees restrain management when safety conflicts with shareholder returns? The structure has never faced a serious profit conflict.
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