Public First Action
Coverage of Public First Action 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.
- Anthropic pours another $20 million into AI safety group
Anthropic has donated an additional $20 million to Public First Action, a nonprofit focused on AI safeguards. The total contribution now amounts to $40 million, with Public First Action being the policy arm of the super PAC Public First.
- 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.
- Anthropic and OpenAI waged a $27 million proxy war in a Manhattan congressional race. The winner told them both to get lost
Anthropic and OpenAI spent $27 million in a Manhattan congressional race, but the winner, Micah Lasher, who received no support from either company, pledged to pursue AI regulation. The election highlighted a national trend of AI companies investing in politics with limited success.