Anthropic announced on Thursday that it is donating $20 million to Public First Action, a bipartisan advocacy group dedicated to AI transparency and safeguards, as AI policy emerges as a significant campaign issue. This contribution aims to support candidates who advocate for AI safeguards, with Public First Action planning to back such individuals through affiliated Democratic and Republican super PACs. Key policy priorities include enhancing public visibility into AI companies, opposing preemptive federal regulations that lack strong standards, implementing export controls on AI chips, and regulating high-risk applications like AI-enabled biological weapons. Anthropic positions itself as a proponent of AI regulation, contrasting with industry peers who favor innovation-focused PACs.