Why Anthropic doubled its AI policy funding to $40 million amid growing AI safety concerns

Anthropic has announced another $20 million donation to Public First Action, a bipartisan advocacy group that works on AI transparency, safety and public education, the company said on Wednesday. With this new donation, Anthropic’s total funding to Public First Action has reached $40 million, according to the Anthropic announcement.

The company said it decided to double its funding because AI models are becoming much more powerful, including its own Claude Mythos model, and this creates bigger risks if they are misused. Anthropic said the money is meant only for Public First Action’s public education and AI policy work, and cannot be used to help or oppose any federal, state or local election candidate.