Anthropic is setting up a “presidential engagement” program ahead of the 2028 elections, building an in-house team that will work directly with U.S. presidential candidates from both parties on AI issues; help Anthropic’s leadership set political strategy; and run the company’s political funding program. The effort—which is taking shape before the November midterm elections and an impending initial public offering that could value Anthropic at as much as $2 trillion—underscores the extent to which government policy, and support of the White House in particular, have become critical to the AI industry. Anthropic is hiring a political programs lead to spearhead the effort and build the team. This person will “build and run Anthropic’s presidential engagement program for the 2028 cycle,” according to the job description that the company posted recently. Said person will “map the prospective fields in both parties, offer AI policy education to candidates and their advisors on equal terms, prepare Anthropic’s executives for those conversations, and plan ahead for the platform, convention, and transition periods. Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/10/08/anthropic-presidential-engagement-program-hiring-political-lead-2028-elections/ submitted by /u/fortune
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