AI Company Anthropic's Regulation Push Echoes Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur's Tactic
A prominent AI company, Anthropic, has been pushing for increased government regulation of the industry, echoing a strategy employed by convicted cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried.
Anthropic, behind the popular chatbot Claude, has spent millions lobbying policymakers and backing groups that support tougher AI rules.
The company's CEO, Dario Amodei, has warned that increasingly powerful AI models pose serious national security and public safety risks.
Anthropic's push for regulation comes as the company is engaging with the Trump administration, which has made rapid AI development and U.S. dominance in the technology a major priority.
Amodei has called for mandatory testing and auditing of advanced models, and the company has spent close to $7 million on lobbying efforts from 2025 through the middle of 2026.
Some critics have accused Anthropic of using regulation to strengthen its competitive position, a tactic allegedly employed by Bankman-Fried during his time as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur.