Anthropic-linked Public First Action memo sets 2027 push for state-preserving AI laws with $30 million in the bank
The memo, shared first with Semafor, calls the midterms a win and says the top pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future had a 'crash out'; its spending plans beyond the $30 million are not given.
Why it matters
Public First Action gets significant funding from Anthropic, so its memo is the clearest statement yet of how the safety side of AI politics plans to use the midterm results. Its 2027 goals are federal AI laws that do not override state rules, support for pro-safety candidates, and rebutting pro-AI messaging; it says it will make AI a top-tier issue in races through 2028. The memo warns that Leading the Future's decline is not the end of industry's political effort. Watch the preemption fight in Congress.
Key facts
- Memo from Public First Action and affiliated super PACs
- Public First gets significant funding from Anthropic
- $30 million currently in the bank
- 2027 goal: AI laws that don't preempt state legislation
- Says Leading the Future had a 'crash out'
- Aims to make AI a top-tier issue through 2028