Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has launched a corporate political action committee (PAC), entering election financing as debates over AI policy intensify in Washington.<\/p>\n
The company filed<\/a> a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission on Friday to establish \u201cAnthroPAC,\u201d an employee-funded PAC that will collect voluntary contributions from staff. The filing lists Anthropic as the \u201cconnected organization,\u201d with the committee structured as a \u201cseparate segregated fund\u201d and registered as a lobbyist-affiliated PAC.<\/p>\n Under US law, individual contributions are capped at $5,000 per election cycle per candidate and must be disclosed through public filings.<\/p>\n Anthropic said the PAC is expected to support candidates from both major parties. However, some<\/a> have questioned whether the effort will remain politically balanced.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>CFTC Chair Selig says blockchain could help verify AI-generated content<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The move comes as Anthropic faces mounting friction with the Pentagon over the use of its AI systems. In February, the Defense Department designated the firm<\/a> a supply chain risk after it opposed the use of its technology in fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.<\/p>\n Anthropic has challenged that designation<\/a> in court, arguing it reflects retaliation against what it described as a protected viewpoint. A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the measure and paused broader restrictions tied to the dispute.<\/p>\n The company has already been active in political funding this cycle, including a $20 million contribution<\/a> to Public First Action, a group focused on advancing AI safety efforts.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>David Sacks\u2019 130-day term as Trump\u2019s crypto and AI czar has ended<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n As Cointelegraph reported, Google is preparing to support<\/a> a multibillion-dollar data center project in Texas leased to Anthropic, as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates.<\/p>\n The project, operated by Nexus Data Centers, could exceed $5 billion in its initial phase, with Google expected to provide construction loans while banks compete to arrange additional financing.<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin may take 7 years to upgrade to post-quantum \u2014 BIP-360 co-author<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/template><\/div>\n Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AI firm Anthropic forms an employee-funded PAC while facing questions over political balance and a growing dispute with the Pentagon […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":68180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tien-dien-tu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2026-04\/019d5c8c-13d3-717b-aa9e-ad25c44a9e37.PNG\")
Anthropic clashes with Pentagon over AI use in weapons<\/h2>\n
Google backs $5B Texas data center for Anthropic<\/h2>\n