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Whistleblower Claims Anthropic Lacks AI Safeguards, Lawmaker Pushes Bill

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC · How we work

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Former Anthropic researcher posted viral X thread saying the company lacks adequate AI safeguards.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) cited the whistleblower’s revelations as Exhibit 739 and urged AI Kill Switch Bill passage.
Public First Action super PAC, funded $40 million by Anthropic, spent $12 million supporting Alex Bores’s New York campaign.
The same PAC spent $1.6 million on ads that helped Rep. Valerie Foushee defeat a progressive challenger.

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Former Anthropic researcher posted viral X thread saying the company lacks adequate AI safeguards.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) cited the whistleblower’s revelations as Exhibit 739 and urged AI Kill Switch Bill passage.
Public First Action super PAC, funded $40 million by Anthropic, spent $12 million supporting Alex Bores’s New York campaign.
The same PAC spent $1.6 million on ads that helped Rep. Valerie Foushee defeat a progressive challenger.