AI Giants Fund Alaska’s Future | Anchorage News

Alaska’s lax campaign finance laws are drawing scrutiny as AI giants like Anthropic eye massive data center investments there. Drake Thomas, an Anthropic employee and top donor to a political campaign, claims he’s worried about the AI race—but his company’s CEO admits AI could go very wrong, and Anthropic recently backed away from key safety pledges. Thomas also raised funds from fellow Anthropic employees, raising eyebrows given the company’s history of lobbying to weaken AI regulations—including advising on California’s safety bill. While Thomas may be genuinely concerned, his ties to a firm pushing forward with high-risk AI development cast doubt on whether industry-led caution is real—or just PR.

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