Anthropic’s billionaire cofounders are giving away 80% of their wealth
Summary
Anthropic's seven cofounders pledge to donate 80% of their wealth to combat extreme wealth concentration and inequality driven by the AI revolution.
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The thing to worry about is a level of wealth concentration that will break society
Wealthy individuals have an obligation to help solve this problem
CEO Dario Amodei and six other cofounders have pledged the majority of their net worth to philanthropy. The move comes amid warnings that AI may obsolete many white-collar jobs and further concentrate wealth.