Anthropic's Public Benefit Charter

Our charter is to responsibly develop and maintain advanced AI for the long-term benefit of humanity. Anthropic is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), a designation that requires us to balance the financial interests of shareholders with the benefit to the broader public. Our Public Benefit Report takes stock of what we are doing to serve the public benefit, and of the work ahead. Read our 2026 Public Benefit Report- The technical problems of AI safety are solved.Powerful AI can be developed and deployed without severe, irreversible harms. - AI safety is a universal practice backstopped by law.AI developers everywhere follow safe development and deployment practices, sustained by industry norms and enforced by regulation. - AI strengthens democracy and global stability.Democracies hold the lead in AI and use it to better serve the public and promote peace. - AI expands prosperity and human flourishing.AI enables unprecedented economic growth, and the resulting prosperity empowers every person to pursue a good life. - AI’s benefits are shared by everyone.AI delivers transformative benefits that reach people everywhere, and the opportunities AI creates are distributed. Explore the work Learn more about our research, policies, and programs. We plan to add to this record over time.