In late 2023, Sam Altman got into a conflict with the non-profit board of directors of OpenAI, resulting in his firing, reinstatement, and reconstitution of the board.
Anthropic has a different but similar structure, the "Long-Term Benefit Trust", detailed here: https://www.anthropic.com/news/the-long-term-benefit-trust
Notably, it says that the Trust will be able to appoint a majority of Anthropic board members within 4 years (of September 2023).
There is some discretion in resolution criteria, but some relevant conflicts include:
-Dario or a future CEO is removed from their position by the Board (can include a resignation if signs of duress involved)
-Investors in Anthropic demand changes to the corporate structure, and the structure is changed as a result
-The company fails due to lack of funding because the Trust will not change and future investors refuse to fund it
-Anthropic reorganizes the corporate structure before losing a majority of board seats to the Trust, and the Trust no longer receives voting control
-The company voluntarily closes down due to safety concerns raised by the Trust
Another way of framing the question: will the LTBT have a directly relevant and negative impact on the typical business functioning of Anthropic (disruption of leadership, funding, existence of the company, et al)?
More coverage of the OpenAI change: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-remove-non-profit-control-give-sam-altman-equity-sources-say-2024-09-25/
Worth noting that OpenAI is considering changing their structure for investors, which would resolve this as Yes if Anthropic ends up doing the same: https://www.ft.com/content/841f6e58-b1bb-4c8e-bce0-a4c0b46ee2f8