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Anthropic is reportedly rolling out a corporate Political Action Committee to influence AI policy before the midterms, supporting candidates in both parties. They opened a formal campaign-money channel called AnthroPAC, a standard employee-funded PAC, not a super PAC, so the money comes from voluntary staff donations and federal law caps those donations at $5,000 per person each year. AI firms now see regulation as a business input, because a rule on model access, military use, chip exports, or state oversight can change which labs win contracts and which ones get boxed out. Anthropic’s move also fits its broader political push, which already includes a reported $20M backing for Public First Action while a separate fight with the Pentagon has turned model guardrails into a live legal and commercial conflict. --- techcrunch .com/2026/04/03/anthropic-ramps-up-its-political-activities-with-a-new-pac/