Anthropic launches new corporate PAC to ramp up election spending

The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is launching a new corporate political action committee, becoming the latest technology firm to start an employee-funded PAC for election season. 

Anthropic PBC filed a statement of organization on Friday to form “AnthroPAC.” The Hill has learned it will be funded exclusively and voluntarily by employees, a common strategy for technology companies to throw money into races. 

It is expected to be bipartisan and give money to candidates on both sides of the aisle and will be overseen by a bipartisan board of directors, The Hill learned.

The donations are capped at $5,000 per person per year under federal law, and will be publicly reported through Federal Election Commission filings. Other technology companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon have similarly structured PACs. 

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