"On Thursday, the Claude chatbot maker announced it was pouring $20 million into a new super PAC formed to oppose the super PACs backed by OpenAI figures, The New York Times reports. With the donation, the dueling companies are poised to fight over shaping the future of the industry's regulation by backing favored candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. Anthropic, generally speaking, is in favor of stronger guardrails, while OpenAI opposes stricter regulation."
"The super PAC Anthropic is now pouring money into, Public First Action, was formed along similar lines, with the ostensible bipartisan mission of preventing political power from being concentrated in OpenAI. Per the NYT, it will operate as a "dark money" nonprofit, which allows it to air political ads without disclosing its donors. One candidate it will be supporting is Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN-R), a vocal AI critic who's running for state governor."
Anthropic donated $20 million to a new super PAC, Public First Action, to oppose super PACs backed by OpenAI figures. The donation positions Anthropic and OpenAI to influence upcoming midterm elections and AI regulatory policy. Anthropic supports stronger guardrails while OpenAI opposes stricter regulation. Anthropic originated in 2021 from former OpenAI employees led by CEO Dario Amodei. Public First Action will operate as a dark-money nonprofit that can air political ads without disclosing donors and plans to support candidates including Senator Marsha Blackburn. OpenAI-backed Leading the Future has raised over $100 million and enjoys favorable ties to the Trump administration.
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