Jobs and Democracy PAC
Coverage of Jobs and Democracy PAC in the Nexus archive.
- Anthropic is heating up the midterm proxy war over AI regulation
Anthropic has donated $40 million to Public First Action, a nonprofit linked to three super PACs, to influence AI regulation policy ahead of the November midterms. The group opposes Leading the Future, a PAC backed by OpenAI's Greg Brockman, as Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei advocates for stringent federal oversight of AI development.
- Pro-AI super PAC keeps $31M ready for the midterms
A pro-AI super PAC named Leading the Future holds $31.5 million in funds and has transferred $20 million to affiliated groups ahead of the midterms. Opposing AI safety groups like Public First Action and Defending Our Values PAC report smaller fundraising totals, with Jobs and Democracy PAC spending on candidates like Alex Bores, who lost to Micah Lasher.
- A New York primary winner has a defiant message for OpenAI and Anthropic
Micah Lasher won New York's 12th congressional district primary with 39.1% of the vote, criticizing AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic for spending millions to influence the race. The contest became a battleground for AI regulation, with competing tech-backed PACs spending over $21 million to support candidates with differing regulatory visions.