Anthropic warns political uncertainty could threaten its growth after US midterms

Anthropic’s IPO filings identify an “evolving and uncertain regulatory and political environment” as a major business risk. The article says the US midterm elections could intensify scrutiny of the company, as concerns about data centres and AI’s effects on jobs have become campaign issues.

Candidates from both parties have spent more than $35 million on adverts opposing data centres, according to CNN figures cited in the article. In Ohio, the Senate race is described as a toss-up, with Democrat Sherrod Brown campaigning against data centre expansion and polling giving him an 11-point advantage over Jon Husted on managing it. The article also points to proposals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas to slow or constrain data centre development, while noting the political positions vary by state.