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US Aug 31, 2026

AI Safety Researchers and Anthropic Engineers Back Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Alaska Governor Race

State campaign finance disclosures reveal that individual artificial intelligence researchers and engineers from Anthropic have contributed over $370,000 to Democratic nominee Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Alaska's gubernatorial race. The former state representative leads statewide fundraising while campaigning on a data center moratorium and AI safety guardrails.

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