Anthropic has filed documents to form a new political action committee — a sign that, like its peers, the AI lab is devoting significant resources to influencing policy and regulation.
Anthropak plans to contribute to both parties during the midterms, including current D.C. lawmakers and rising political candidates. The PAC will be funded by voluntary employee contributions limited to $5,000. Bloomberg report. A organization statement The document filed with the Federal Election Commission includes the signature of Anthropic Treasurer Alison Rossi. TechCrunch contacted Anthropic for more details.
AI companies, comrades and competitors in a new and often turbulent industry, have sought to advance their preferred policies at the state and federal levels. Washington Post informed Last month, AI companies had already contributed a whopping $185 million to the midterm race. The New York Times also in February informed At Public First, a new super PAC that reportedly received at least $20 million from Anthropic, and which financed ad campaigns supporting a particular regulatory agenda.
Anthropic’s political activities have intensified as the company continues to be embroiled in in a nasty legal battle With the Defense Department. Controversy erupted earlier this year over the government’s use of Anthropic’s AI models and what guidelines (if any) should exist for that use.
