Anthropic and Elon Musk announce share giveaways to win people round to AI

Elon Musk and Anthropic have announced multibillion-dollar public giveaways to mitigate backlash over AI's impact on safety and jobs. Musk pledged to provide every American child a share in SpaceX, a gesture potentially valued at $10.5bn. Simultaneously, Anthropic revealed plans for its own donations. Together, these two initiatives could be worth approximately $60 billion, as Silicon Valley attempts to win public support amidst mounting scrutiny regarding the societal consequences of artificial intelligence development.