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Harvard Law paper warns AI firms of 'Ben & Jerry's risk' with mission guardians

A Harvard Law paper highlights the risks of mission guardians in for-profit AI companies, drawing parallels between Anthropic's potential IPO and the past struggles of Ben & Jerry's. The paper, "AI Corporate Governance and Ben & Jerry’s Risk," by Jesse Fried and Idan Reiter, warns that these guardians, designed to protect a company's mission, can inadvertently harm investors and even undermine the mission itself. The authors point to OpenAI's governance turmoil and the Ben & Jerry's case where activist boards clashed with parent companies, leading to significant financial and operational consequences. AI

IMPACT AI companies face governance challenges that could jeopardize investor interests and mission integrity, potentially impacting future public market entries.

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Harvard Law paper warns AI firms of 'Ben & Jerry's risk' with mission guardians

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Catherina Gioino ·

    Harvard Law: Anthropic is about to sell a safety mission Wall Street can veto

    Only three companies have ever installed investor-overriding mission guardians. Two of them, including Ben &#038; Jerry's, failed.