根据最先向《国会山报》披露的支出记录，上个月，Anthropic公司的员工出资设立的政治行动委员会向两党候选人及相关竞选活动投入了16.1万美元，使得该委员会在第三季度的总支出额超过25万美元。这家由员工出资设立的名为AnthroPAC的政治行动委员会在整个第三季度累计支出逾25.5万美元，显示出这家人工智能企业正积极谋求在华盛顿的政治影响力。
Anthropic's corporate political action committee poured $161,000 into campaigns across the aisle last month, bringing their total third-quarter spending to more than $250,000, according to spending records first shared with The Hill. The employee-funded PAC, AnthroPAC, spent more than $255,000 across the third quarter, marking the artificial intelligence firm's latest push for political clout in Washington.
从整体来看，Anthropic在第三季度的捐款中，50.6%流向了共和党阵营，49.4%则捐给了民主党。据《国会山报》获取的支出记录显示，在即将于下周二截止的月度联邦申报期限前，AnthroPAC在第三季度共向共和党竞选活动投入13万美元，向民主党相关活动投入12.55万美元。随着中期选举日益临近，9月成为该公司当季支出最高的月份：8月支出约7.7万美元，7月支出为1.75万美元。
The party breakdown for Anthropic's total third-quarter contributions was 50.6 percent for Republicans and 49.4 percent for Democrats. Overall, AnthroPAC spent $130,000 on Republican campaigns and $125,500 on Democrats in the third quarter, according to spending records obtained by The Hill ahead of the monthly federal filing deadline next Tuesday. September was the company's biggest month for spending as the midterm election approaches. About $77,000 was spent in August, and $17,500 in July.
获得捐款的机构包括全国共和党参议员委员会、民主党参议员竞选委员会以及多个隶属于两党的政治行动委员会。获得共和党捐款的议员包括南达科他州参议员迈克·朗兹、北达科他州参议员凯文·克雷默、俄克拉荷马州参议员凯文·赫恩、俄亥俄州参议员乔恩·赫斯特德、佛罗里达州参议员阿什利·穆迪，以及密歇根州众议员丽莎·麦克莱恩、佛罗里达州众议员劳雷尔·李、佛罗里达州众议员布赖恩·马斯特、弗吉尼亚州众议员罗布·威特曼和明尼苏达州众议员汤姆·埃默。
Recipients of the political donations include the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and various party-affiliated PACs. Some of the GOP donation recipients include Sens. Mike Rounds (S.D.), Kevin Cramer (N.D.), Kevin Hern (Okla.), Jon Husted (Ohio) and Ashley Moody (Fla.), along with Reps. Lisa McClain (Mich.), Laurel Lee (Fla.), Brian Mast (Fla.), Rob Wittman (Va.) and Tom Emmer (Minn.).
正在竞选密歇根州参议员席位的迈克·罗杰斯也获得了这笔捐款。获得捐款的民主党议员则包括新墨西哥州参议员本·雷·卢汉、加利福尼亚州参议员亚当·希夫、亚利桑那州参议员马克·凯利、加利福尼亚州参议员亚历克斯·帕迪拉、特拉华州参议员克里斯·库恩斯以及弗吉尼亚州参议员马克·沃纳。
Mike Rogers, who is running for a Senate seat in Michigan, also received donation funds. Democratic recipients include Sens. Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), Adam Schiff (Calif.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Alex Padilla (Calif.), Chris Coons (Del.) and Mark Warner (Va.).
Anthropic于今年4月设立了这个由员工出资设立的政治行动委员会，该委员会由一个跨党派理事会负责监管。根据联邦法律规定，每位员工每年向该委员会的捐款上限为5000美元，所有捐款信息都将通过联邦选举委员会的申报程序予以公开。目前，英伟达、谷歌、微软和亚马逊等其他科技企业也设立了类似结构的政治行动委员会。
Anthropic launched the employee-funded PAC in April, and it is overseen by a bipartisan board. 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 such as Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have similarly structured PACs.
在该政治行动委员会（PAC）成立后不久，特朗普政府内部的一些人士就对此表示怀疑——他们认为鉴于 Anthropic 与特朗普政府之间的关系紧张，以及该公司过去曾向民主党捐款的事实，该委员会不太可能同时向双方提供资金。虽然 Anthropic 不能直接向该政治行动委员会捐款，但它今年确实为其他政治项目提供了资金支持，其中包括向“Public First Action”组织捐赠了 4000 万美元；该组织成立于去年，旨在推动人工智能安全保障措施的实施。
Shortly after the PAC's launch, a handful of figures in President Trump's orbit expressed skepticism Friday that it would donate to both sides given Anthropic’s rocky relationship with the Trump administration and past donations to Democrats. Anthropic cannot contribute directly to the PAC, but it has thrown money into other political initiatives this year. This included $40 million to Public First Action, a group launched last year to support efforts to develop AI safeguards.
今年早些时候，Anthropic 与特朗普政府在人工智能安全保障问题上发生了争执。今年 2 月，五角大楼采取了前所未有的措施，将 Anthropic 列为“供应链风险企业”——原因是该公司要求其技术不得被用于完全自主的致命武器或对美国公民进行大规模监控。Anthropic 在加利福尼亚州和华盛顿特区对五角大楼提起诉讼，认为五角大楼是在针对该公司所持有的“受法律保护的观点”进行报复。
Anthropic clashed with the Trump administration earlier this year over its push for AI safeguards. The Pentagon took the unprecedented move in February to label Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company demanded its technology not be used in fully autonomous lethal weapons or for the mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic sued the Pentagon in California and Washington, D.C., arguing the agency retaliated against the AI firm for what it believes is a “protected viewpoint” of the company.
加利福尼亚州的一名联邦法官裁定五角大楼的这一黑名单行为违法，违反了美国宪法的第一修正案及第五修正案中的正当程序条款。然而，华盛顿特区上诉法院的三名法官组成的合议庭却支持了特朗普政府的立场，这为未来可能引发的最高法院诉讼埋下了伏笔。本周早些时候，Anthropic 再次请求上诉法院重新考虑他们的裁决。
A federal judge in California ruled the blacklist was illegal and that it violated the First Amendment and due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. A three-judge panel at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration, setting the stage for a potential Supreme Court fight. Earlier this week, Anthropic asked the appeals court to reconsider their decision.