Anthropic said in a company announcement that former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke has joined its Long-Term Benefit Trust, an independent body that, according to Anthropic and cited reporting, can appoint and remove Anthropic board members over time. The appointment also circulated on X through posts from @AndrewCurran_ and @shiringhaffary, which presented the move as notable corporate-governance news at a major AI company. The core fact is source-backed. The wider meaning people attach to it is still mostly playing out in public.