Anthropic Publishes Details on Long-Term Benefit Trust Governance Structure
Anthropic has detailed its Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT), an independent five-member body with authority to select and remove a growing portion of Anthropic's Board of Directors, ultimately reaching a majority. The structure is designed to address large-scale externalities from transformative AI—including national security risks, economic disruption, and existential threats—by ensuring corporate governance prioritizes humanity's long-term interests over pure stockholder returns. Paired with Anthropic's Public Benefit Corporation status under Delaware law, the LTBT is intended to intervene primarily in extreme or long-range scenarios rather than day-to-day commercial decisions. The announcement was originally published September 19, 2023.
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Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT) has appointed Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, as a new trustee. Fontaine brings extensive government experience spanning the National Security Council, State Department, Capitol Hill, and the Defense Policy Board. The appointment signals Anthropic's increasing focus on the intersection of advanced AI capabilities and geopolitical/national security risks, and strengthens the LTBT's oversight role in guiding Anthropic's public benefit mission.
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar appointed to Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust
Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust has appointed Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, a former California Supreme Court Justice and current Carnegie Endowment for International Peace president, as a new member. Cuéllar brings expertise in law, governance, and international affairs, including co-leading California's Working Group on AI Frontier Models alongside Fei-Fei Li. The announcement also notes the departure of founding trustees Kanika Bahl and Zachary Robinson, who helped establish the Trust's governance role since 2023. The LTBT is an independent body with no financial stake in Anthropic that selects board members and advises on maximizing AI benefits while mitigating risks.
Chris Liddell Appointed to Anthropic's Board of Directors
Anthropic has appointed Chris Liddell to its Board of Directors, adding a figure with senior leadership experience at Microsoft, General Motors, and the Trump White House. Liddell joins existing board members Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Yasmin Razavi, Jay Kreps, and Reed Hastings. The appointment is framed around governance expertise for transformative technology, consistent with Anthropic's Public Benefit Corporation structure. Liddell currently also serves on the boards of Commonwealth Fusion Systems and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust appoints Vas Narasimhan to Board of Directors
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Reed Hastings appointed to Anthropic's board of directors
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