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Anthropic gives co-founders 50.1% of voting rights

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Anthropic gives co-founders 50.1% of voting rights

Anthropic’s initial public offering filing provides for its seven co-founders to retain 50.1% of voting rights on certain decisions, including the appointment of directors and shareholder proposals. The American artificial intelligence company, whose expected valuation is 1.5 trillion dollars, intends to preserve its mission after its leaders depart, according to Reuters.

Anthropic, the American artificial intelligence company, has allocated 50.1% of voting rights on certain decisions to its seven co-founders, according to its initial public offering filing submitted on Monday and reported by Reuters. The structure is intended to allow them to protect the company’s mission from investor demands.

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