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Anthropic’s billionaire cofounders are giving away 80% of their wealth: ‘The thing to worry about is a level of wealth concentration that will break society’

As Elon Musk nears trillionaire status, Anthropic’s billionaire CEO is ringing the alarm that the ultrarich have an “obligation” to solve inequality before it’s irreversible.

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