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The Most Important Words in the Battle Over AI

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By Calder McHugh Verified, Aaron Mak Verified, Brendan Bordelon Verified, Gabby Miller Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
Politico Magazine Logo A field guide to the debate over AI safety. Illustration by DAQ for POLITICO By Calder McHugh, Aaron Mak, Brendan Bordelon, Gabby Miller and POLITICO Visuals07/17/2026 05:01 AM EDT Calder McHugh is a reporter at POLITICO Magazine. Aaron Mak is a technology reporter for POLITICO. Brendan Bordelon is POLITICO’s AI and tech influence reporter. Gabby Miller is an AI and tech congressional reporter at POLITICO.
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The 7 Factions of the AI Safety Political Universe

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By Calder McHugh Verified, Aaron Mak Verified, Brendan Bordelon Verified, Gabby Miller Verified
| POLITICO Verified
In the battle over AI regulation — from Washington, D.C. to Silicon Valley — one term has become unexpectedly controversial: “AI safety.” After all, who doesn't believe in making these tools safe? But depending on where people stand on the issue, “AI safety” has come to signal wildly different things.
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Anthropic CEO gives $1 million to super PAC amid battle of AI big-money groups

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By Brendan Bordelon Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Follow Anthropic CEO gives $1 million to super PAC amid battle of AI big-money groups Thu, July 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gave $1 million in May to Public First, a super PAC that supports candidates who share the company's goal of imposing safety regulations on artificial intelligence, according to Federal Election Commission filings released late Wednesday.
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