What the Anthropic IPO Could Mean for Shrimp Welfare and Other Obscure Causes

The coming initial public offerings of AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI could spell a windfall for San Francisco real estate agents, private jet companies —and wild animals. As AI employees with fast-appreciating stock look to start cashing out, philanthropies are talking to potential donors and preparing for a possible influx of cash. And because many AI researchers have ties to the effective altruism movement, which takes a particular interest in causes that mainstream philanthropies overlook, the organizations prepping for a windfall might look very different from previous charitable waves.