Anthropic launches $20 million political PAC to fund pro-AI-regulation candidates

Anthropic announces a $20 million political action committee to support congressional candidates who favor federal AI safety regulation. The PAC — one of the largest AI industry political investments ever — targets competitive House and Senate races where AI legislation is on the agenda. CEO Dario Amodei frames it as necessary to counter AI industry lobbying from companies opposed to safety rules. Critics note Anthropic simultaneously benefits commercially from regulations that would raise barriers for smaller AI competitors. The move follows OpenAI's lobbying against the Biden AI executive order and tech industry PAC spending exceeding $125 million in the 2026 cycle.