根据《纽约时报》对联邦选举委员会文件的审查，与OpenAI和Anthropic相关的超级政治行动委员会在2026年美国中期选举期间投入了5570万美元，试图影响国会选举。
OpenAI and Anthropic-Aligned Super PACs Deploy $55.7 Million in US Midterms While Obscuring AI Focus Super PACs aligned with artificial intelligence leaders OpenAI and Anthropic have spent $55.7 million during the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle to influence congressional races, according to a New York Times review of Federal Election Commission filings.
这些资金主要集中在安全选区的初选中，其中2800万美元用于支持21名民主党候选人，近1900万美元用于支持30名共和党候选人。
The spending concentrated heavily on primaries in safe seats, deploying $28 million to support 21 Democrats and nearly $19 million to back 30 Republicans.
尽管选民对人工智能行业及其权力欲望日益怀疑，但对95个竞选活动的分析显示，没有一个竞选活动提及数据中心，只有7个直接涉及人工智能议题，反而更多地强调了创新、公共安全和移民等无关问题。
Amid growing voter skepticism regarding the industry and power-hungry infrastructure, an analysis of 95 unique campaign s revealed that none mentioned data centers and only seven directly referenced AI, instead highlighting unrelated issues such as innovation, public safety, and immigration.