# Elon Musk and Anthropic pledge billions in shares

> Elon Musk and Anthropic commit to donating billions of shares to children and AI labor impact.
- Title: Elon Musk and Anthropic pledge billions in shares | Shortify
- Summary: Elon Musk and Anthropic commit to donating billions of shares to children and AI labor impact. Elon Musk pledges 72 million SpaceX shares to U.S. children…
- Keywords: elon musk, anthropic, spacex, u.s. children, public benefit fund, ai labor market, share donation, spaceflight company, technology, enterprise, Elon, Musk
- Source: SiliconANGLE — https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/19/elon-musk-anthropic-pledge-to-give-away-billions-of-dollars-in-shares
- Author: Maria Deutscher
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:52:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, anthropic, spacex, u.s. children, public benefit fund, ai labor market, share donation, spaceflight company, technology, enterprise
## Elon Musk's pledge
Elon Musk pledges to gift one SpaceX share to every U.S. child.

> This will be the first of many
## Anthropic's donation
Anthropic pledges 5% of its equity to a public benefit fund.

> Anthropic intends to add another 2% every time its valuation increases by 50% above a set baseline
## U.S. children count
72 million U.S. children as of last July.
## Share value
72 million shares worth $10.5 billion at SpaceX's last closing price.
## Musk's distribution plan
Musk plans to give shares directly to the public.

> shares directly to the public
## Trump Accounts program
Trump Accounts program provides investment accounts for U.S. children.
## Gwynne Shotwell's pledge
Gwynne Shotwell pledged over $320 million of her SpaceX shares to Trump Accounts.
## Key takeaway

Elon Musk pledges 72 million SpaceX shares to U.S. children, worth $10.5 billion, as Anthropic donates 5% of equity to a public benefit fund focused on AI labor market effects.