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Elon Musk and Anthropic offer cash to address AI concerns

Elon Musk and Dario Amodei proposed financial gifts to the public on Monday regarding artificial intelligence development.

Elon Musk's stock grants and Anthropic's public fund are band-aids on an open sore and do not address AI's most fundamental and pressing problems
File photo Elon Musk's stock grants and Anthropic's public fund are band-aids on an open sore and do not address AI's most fundamental and pressing problems Photo: TechRadar

SpaceX share giveaway proposal

On Monday, Elon Musk announced he would distribute SpaceX shares to every child in America. He posted this plan on his X platform and promised additional offers might follow later.

Anthropic public fund details

Dario Amodei suggested a public fund based on five percent of Anthropic shares upon its upcoming November listing. If the company reaches a trillion-dollar valuation, that fund could approach fifty billion dollars in total value.

Critics question effectiveness

Reports state these monetary gestures do not solve fundamental problems like job loss or data center usage. Experts argue such cash offers fail to provide the regulation or oversight needed for rapid technology expansion.

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