'Giving away 20% equity' vs losing $40B a year: founder mocks Anthropic's framing
PaulYacoubian · x · 2026-10-19
Paul Yacoubian posted a pointed juxtaposition of Anthropic's messaging: claiming "we are giving away 20% of the equity in our company to the public" while also "losing $40 billion last year."
The short jab adds to the recent debate over Anthropic's public-benefit equity arrangement, implying the gesture is more PR than substance given the scale of losses.
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