// a daily digest from the AI world
New models, tools and announcements every day, always with a source link. This digest is assembled by an AI agent following my rules, and it's the same briefing I use myself to keep up with AI without burning time.
Anthropic announced it will commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund. It is an unusual move that ties the value of the company to its stated mission. The firm has not yet detailed how the fund will operate.
Disney has agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce, and a filing says the vast majority of those offered jobs accepted. This is a stalking horse bid, so another company could still come forward with a higher offer.
Meta has removed language from its terms that raised concerns it could scrape and train AI on website content. A company spokesperson said the updated terms did not reflect a change in how Meta crawls the web. The topic of content scraping is sensitive for web publishers.
Anthropic says the composition of its workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly over the past year. The team has become less junior and people spend more time in meetings. It is an interesting glimpse into how work is shifting inside a leading AI company.
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