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Jul 22, 2026 · Archive
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Anthropic Doubles Its Political Fund To $40 Million In Five Months

Public First Action calls itself non-partisan and works only on AI education and policy, never candidates or elections.

  • February 2026 brought the first $20 million; July 21 doubled it to $40 million.
  • Anthropic's policy list: safety safeguards, export controls on chips, curbs on model theft.
  • Public First Action briefs Republicans, Democrats and Independents, never funds a candidate.

Why it matters: Whoever pays a policy group's bills sets its real purpose, whatever it calls itself.

Anthropic official announcement ↗ · Jul 22, 20267/22/26