Anthropic has appointed Dr. Ben Bernanke, a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Chair of the Federal Reserve, to its Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT). Bernanke joins an independent body tasked with ensuring the responsible development of advanced AI for the long-term benefit of humanity. The LTBT provides a check on how Anthropic develops and deploys AI, balancing commercial success with social and public good. Bernanke's appointment reflects Anthropic's commitment to integrating expertise across diverse fields to address the societal impacts of AI. Source: anthropic
Bernanke led the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, guiding the central bank through the 2008 global financial crisis and subsequent recovery. Before his government career, he spent over two decades as an academic economist, including a tenure at Princeton where he chaired the economics department and researched the Great Depression. His work earned him the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2022. Bernanke emphasized the importance of institutions in shaping AI's impact, stating that Anthropic's governance structure aims to maximize long-term benefits while minimizing risks. Source: anthropic
Anthropic is a Public Benefit Corporation, designed to balance commercial success with social and public good. The LTBT, composed of independent Trustees, advises the company's leadership on critical decisions, particularly those involving AI's societal impacts. Bernanke joins Neil Buddy Shah, Richard Fontaine, and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar on the LTBT, whose collective expertise spans global health, national security, law, policy, and economics. Source: anthropic
