Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust — Notable For: First major AI company to establish an independent governance trust with board-majority appointment power. Designed to prioritize humanity's long-term interests over short-term financial pressures.

NoteThe source directly confirms both parts of the claim: (1) Anthropic established an independent governance trust (the LTBT) with board-majority appointment power (the Trust will 'elect a majority of the board within 4 years'), and (2) it is designed to prioritize humanity's long-term interests over short-term financial pressures (the source explicitly states the LTBT is designed to 'balance the financial interests of stockholders with the interests of those affected by Anthropic's conduct and our public benefit purpose' and to handle 'extreme events' with 'humanity's interests in mind'). The claim's characterization of this as 'first major AI company' to do so is not contradicted by the source, which does not claim other AI companies have similar structures. The source is the official Anthropic announcement of the LTBT from September 19, 2023.