Anthropic—NYT reported Anthropic executives discussing establishment of dark money political network
New York Times reported senior Anthropic employees discussing ways company could spend money to influence politics, with executives likely donating to new political network helmed by former Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK). As government contractor, Anthropic is legally barred from contributing to political campaigns.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deceptive Lobbying | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Government Ethics & Anti-Corruption | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Anthropic executives discussing contributions to pro-regulation super PAC network via dark money 501(c)(4)
NYT reported senior Anthropic employees discussing ways to spend money to influence politics through a super PAC network led by Brad Carson. The structure uses a 501(c)(4) nonprofit 'Public First' that can accept anonymous donations and funnel them to partisan super PACs, potentially circumventing federal contractor political contribution prohibitions. Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark stated in September 'we are actively working' on a super PAC.