Anthropic Drops $20M on Super PAC to Battle OpenAI in Midterms

The AI cold war just got a Washington address. Anthropic is throwing $20 million at Public First, a super PAC championing AI guardrails and transparency ahead of the US midterm elections.

The target? OpenAI-backed political action committees pushing their own regulatory agenda.

This marks a significant escalation in the rivalry between the two AI giants. Both companies now have well-funded political arms ready to duke it out over how artificial intelligence should be regulated in America.

The battle lines are drawn around AI safety and oversight. Anthropic, which has positioned itself as the safety-conscious alternative to OpenAI, is putting serious money where its mouth is.

Expect attack ads, lobbying blitzes, and plenty of DC power lunches. The midterms just became ground zero for the AI regulation fight.