A group that says it supports stronger safeguards for artificial intelligence has donated $3 million to a political action committee backing state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi, adding a major outside spender to the contest weeks before the Nov. 3 election. Public First Action gave the Abundant Future PAC $1 million in August and another $2 million in September, a spokesperson confirmed. The donations bring the group’s total contributions to the pro-Wiener PAC to $3.5 million. The group has received substantial funding from Anthropic, the San Francisco-based company behind the Claude chatbot. Anthropic has made two $20 million contributions to Public First Action and has positioned itself as a company focused on AI safety in an industry that includes competitors such as OpenAI. Wiener’s opponent, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, criticized the senator’s ability to serve as an industry watchdog. A spokesperson for Chan called Wiener “delusional” to think voters would see him that way. The spending underscores how AI policy has become a prominent issue in the campaign. Public concern has grown over the technology’s effects, including potential risks to jobs and the challenges of regulating increasingly capable systems. Anthropic recently disclosed that its autonomous AI agents had filled out visa applications with the U.S. State Department and submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police. The company’s political giving and safety-focused public messaging place its role in the debate over AI oversight under added scrutiny as voters choose who will represent San Francisco in Congress.