How to divide AI dividends

How to divide AI dividends? Anthropic donated 5% of his shares, and Musk gave SpaceX shares to every child. According to Reuters, in the face of the huge wealth generated by the AI ​​wave, Anthropic and Musk proposed two completely opposite distribution plans, and this disagreement may determine how the technological dividends will ultimately flow to the public. On one side is the "public interest" design of Anthropic. The company announced over the weekend that it would invest 5% of its shares into an unprecedented new charity fund. It plans to move forward with the IPO under the legal structure of a public benefit company (PBC) - a structure that requires management to pursue profits while taking into account the wider public welfare. The company said this move would give it greater flexibility to expand its donation scale and benefit humanity. On the other side is Musk’s personal spending. The world's richest man, whose net worth is approaching $1 trillion, promised in a post on Monday that he would give "every child in America" ​​a share of SpaceX stock next year, calling this just "the first of many similar actions." As of June, he held about 6.42 billion SpaceX shares, and the stock price closed up about 1% that day. The valuation gap makes "favors" weigh very differently. The size gap behind the two plans is hardly of the same order of magnitude. Reuters exclusively revealed last week that some investors are discussing Anthropic’s listing value around a lower valuation of about $1.5 trillion, compared with previous expectations of $2 trillion. Extrapolating this range, a 5% stake injected into the fund would be worth approximately $75 billion to $100 billion. By comparison, each of the approximately 72 million children in the United States has one share of SpaceX. At current stock prices, the potential value of Musk’s gift is about $11 billion—not even a fraction of the former. Musk insists that "it is only correct to issue stocks representing future economic rights directly to the people." His logic is to return the power of wealth distribution from institutions to individuals. This action also steps on the node of the White House's "Trump Account" plan: This plan opens an investment account with a government injection of $1,000 for American citizens born between 2025 and 2028. Giants such as Dell, Visa, Micron, and Delta Airlines have promised to match the donation. Trump himself praised Musk on social platforms, calling his "amazing act of generosity." However, SpaceX has not yet responded whether these shares will be linked to the "Trump Account" and whether there will be a lock-up period. via AI News (author: AI Base)