Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust has appointed former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke as its newest member. This addition aims to enhance the Trust’s economic oversight capabilities, ensuring specialized expertise is available to evaluate the broader effects of artificial intelligence on labor markets and the global economy. The Trust serves as an independent oversight structure, advising the company and appointing board members to prioritize long-term public benefit.

Anthropic: Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company focused on developing reliable and steerable AI systems, including the Claude family of large language models. It emphasizes AI safety and alignment with long-term public interests over pure commercial priorities. The company has established its Long-Term Benefit Trust as an independent governance body to advise leadership and appoint board members.
Ben Bernanke: Ben Bernanke is a leading economist and former Chair of the Federal Reserve, currently serving as a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution. His expertise centers on monetary policy, financial stability, and the economic effects of technological change. He joins Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust as its newest member to help oversee the company’s mission-driven AI development.

Governance: Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust functions as an independent oversight structure that advises the company and appoints its board members to prioritize long-term public benefit.
Economic Oversight: The appointment brings specialized economic expertise to evaluate AI’s broader effects on labor markets and the global economy.