Dario Amodei · White House · Anthropic · OpenAI · Donald Trump · Fortune Technology
Anthropic is launching a ‘presidential engagement’ effort to advise candidates on AI policy ahead of the 2028 election
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Anthropic is setting up a “presidential engagement” program ahead of the 2028 elections, building an in-house team that will work directly with U.S. presidential candidates from both parties on AI issues, help Anthropic’s leadership set political strategy, and run the company’s political funding program.
Key facts
- OpenAI president Greg Brockman donated $25 million to the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, although he cancelled his next planned $25 million donation after employee backlash, including employees
- In July, CEO Dario Amodei donated $1 million to a pro-AI regulation super PAC called Public First in July, Politico reports
- CEO Sam Altman donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund in 2024
- Still, Harbath expects the role, which lists a salary range of between $295,000 and $345,000, will be challenging for whoever takes it, and high pressure
Summary
The effort—which is taking shape before the November midterm elections and an impending initial public offering that could value Anthropic at as much as $2 trillion—underscores the extent to which government policy, and the support of the White House in particular, have become critical to the AI industry. Anthropic is hiring a Political Programs lead to spearhead the effort and build the team. “Decisions made over the next two years will shape the future enormously,” reads the job description.