Anthropic is intensifying its political activities through a new political action committee

Anthropic has filed documents to create a new political action committee — a sign that the AI ​​Lab, like its peers, is devoting significant resources toward influencing policy and regulation.

AnthroPAC plans to make contributions to both parties during the midterm elections, including incumbent D.C. legislators and rising political candidates. The PAC will be funded through voluntary employee contributions up to a maximum of $5,000, Bloomberg reports. A Organization statement The filing with the Federal Election Commission includes the signature of Allison Rossi, Anthropic’s treasurer. TechCrunch has reached out to Anthropic for more information.

AI companies, both companions and competitors in a new and often turbulent industry, are increasingly seeking to push their preferred policies at the state and federal levels. The Washington Post I mentioned Last month, AI companies have already contributed a whopping $185 million to the midterm races. In February, the New York Times also published I mentioned At Public First, a new super PAC that received at least $20 million from Anthropic, which funded advertising campaigns supporting a particular organizing agenda.

Anthropic’s political activities increased as the company’s involvement continued In a nasty legal battle With the Ministry of Defence. A dispute erupted earlier this year over the government’s use of Anthropic’s AI models and what guidelines (if any) should exist for such use.