Anthropic is heating up the midterm proxy war over AI regulation
Anthropic has now spent $40 million backing a nonprofit that has clashed with a Super PAC supported by OpenAI President Greg Brockman.
Anthropic is donating $20 million more to Public First Action, bringing its total to $40 million, to advocate for AI policy changes. This move escalates a conflict with a rival Super PAC funded by OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, has been a vocal proponent of stringent AI regulation, proposing a new government agency for AI oversight.
- Anthropic is donating $20 million to Public First Action, totaling $40 million, to influence AI policy debates.
- Public First Action, a nonprofit, supports candidates and highlights AI policy issues, unlike Super PACs which are donor-disclosure dependent.
- The group is in opposition to Leading the Future, a Super PAC funded by OpenAI President Greg Brockman and other tech figures.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei advocates for strong government regulation, including mandatory testing for advanced AI models.
- Anthropic’s donation cannot directly influence elections but the nonprofit can fund advertising that highlights specific candidates.
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