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Musk promises to give part of his company SpaceX to "every child in the United States"

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October 19th, 2026

Musk promises to give part of his company SpaceX to "every child in the United States"

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On Monday, Elon Musk made a promise about SpaceX. He said he would give one share of the company to "every child in the United States." He said he would do this next year.

Elon Musk prometió el lunes dar una acción de su empresa SpaceX a "cada niño en Estados Unidos" el próximo año.

The offer came one day after the artificial intelligence company Anthropic made an announcement.

La oferta llegó un día después de que la empresa de inteligencia artificial Anthropic hiciera un anuncio.

Anthropic said it will give 5% of its shares to a new "public benefit" fund.

Anthropic dijo que dará el 5% de sus acciones a un nuevo fondo de "beneficio público".

In response to that post, Musk wrote that he recommended giving the shares directly to the public.

En respuesta a esa publicación, Musk escribió que recomendaba dar las acciones directamente al público.

SpaceX shares closed at 146.03 dollars on Friday.

Las acciones de SpaceX cerraron a 146,03 dólares el viernes.

There are about 73 million children under 18 in the United States.

Hay aproximadamente 73 millones de niños menores de 18 años en Estados Unidos.

So Musk's promise would be worth about 10,660 million dollars.

Por eso, el valor de la promesa de Musk sería de unos 10.660 millones de dólares.

Musk did not give more details about how it will happen.

Musk no dio más detalles sobre cómo se llevará a cabo.

But he added that "this will be the first of many".

Pero añadió que "esta será la primera de muchas".

Anthropic said the shares it will give will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund.

Anthropic dijo que las acciones que dará irán al Fondo de Beneficio Público de Anthropic.

It is a new entity inside the company.

Es una nueva entidad dentro de la empresa.

Its value could grow as the shares gain value.

Su valor podría aumentar a medida que las acciones ganen valor.

The announcements come as Americans are becoming more and more suspicious of AI.

Los anuncios llegan mientras los estadounidenses se muestran cada vez más recelosos de la IA.

A survey by the Reporters-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 64% think AI is developing "too fast".

Una encuesta de Reporters-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research revela que el 64% cree que la IA se desarrolla "demasiado rápido".

Last month, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Sam Altman of OpenAI, Musk and other industry leaders spoke. They said AI development needs to slow down.

El mes pasado, Dario Amodei, de Anthropic; Sam Altman, de OpenAI; Musk y otros líderes del sector dijeron que el desarrollo de la IA necesita desacelerarse.

However, competition, profit motives and resistance from President Donald Trump make coordinated regulation difficult.

Sin embargo, la competencia, las motivaciones de lucro y la resistencia del presidente Donald Trump dificultan una regulación coordinada.

Musk, for his part, has become the biggest known donor of this year's midterm elections.

Musk, por su parte, se ha convertido en el mayor donante conocido de las elecciones de mitad de mandato de este año.

He has given more than 276 million dollars since July.

Ha dado más de 276 millones de dólares desde julio.

October 19th, 2026

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Musk promises to give part of his company SpaceX to "every child in the United States"

Musk promises to give part of his company SpaceX to "every child in the United States"

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