Anthropic’s $400M Biotech Acquisition and New PAC: Expanding Hegemony from AI 'Intelligence' to 'Physical Industry and Politics'
On April 3, 2026, Anthropic made a massive move into the physical and political realms, acquiring biotech firm Coefficient Bio for $400M and establishing its first PAC. These actions, combined with new research into Claude's 'functional emotions,' signal Anthropic's evolution from a research lab into a vertically integrated global power, even as tensions with the DoD escalate over AI safety standards.