Elon Musk said on Monday he will give one share of his company SpaceX to "every kid in America" next year.

He said this after a social media post from AI company Anthropic.

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

Musk replied that he recommends giving the shares directly to the public.

SpaceX shares closed at $146.03 on Friday.

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

So the value of Musk's promise would be about $10.66 billion.

Musk did not give more details about how he would do this.

He added in his post that it would be "the first of many."

Anthropic said its shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund.

This is a new group inside the company.

The fund's value could grow if the shares rise in price.

These announcements come as Americans grow more worried about AI.

A new poll from Reporters-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 64% of Americans think AI is developing "too fast."

Another 27% said its development has been "about right."

Only 8% said it is moving "too slow."

Last month, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Musk and other industry leaders said AI's development needs to slow down.

The agreement came after an Anthropic researcher resigned.

The researcher warned about the threats the technology poses to humanity.

Problems remain, including competition at home and around the world, profit motives and pushback from President Donald Trump.

Musk has also become the biggest known donor in this year's midterm elections.

He has given more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress.