Netflix’s founder and former CEO Reed Hastings is joining the board of directors of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, the creator of the popular Claude large language models.
Hastings was appointed by the Long Term Benefit Trust, which has the right to appoint some of Anthropic’s board.
“The Long Term Benefit Trust appointed Reed because his impressive leadership experience, deep philanthropic work, and commitment to addressing AI’s societal challenges makes him uniquely qualified to guide Anthropic at this critical juncture in AI development” said Buddy Shah, chair of Anthropic’s Long Term Benefit Trust, in a statement.
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Hastings, of course, is a giant of the entertainment business, having founded and led Netflix from its days as a DVD by mail company to a Hollywood powerhouse that is the dominant player in streaming entertainment. He stepped aside as co-CEO in 2023, and
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