[Behind Jensen Huang's Resignation: A $40 Million Donation from Anthropic] Beating AI News Flash: Anthropic donated $40 million this year to Public First Action, a US AI policy organization. A few months later, two members of Congress the organization was preparing to advertise for jointly requested an investigation into Jensen Huang. Anthropic donated $20 million in February and $20 million in July to support stricter AI safety regulations and chip export controls. On July 17, Public First Action announced a $15 million investment to advertise for Republican lawmakers supporting stricter AI regulations and to survey conservative voters' attitudes toward related policies. Two members of Congress planned to receive advertising were Brian Mast and John Moolenaar. On November 4, these two, along with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford, jointly wrote to Jensen Huang to accept closed-door questioning from Congress. On November 12, Jensen Huang resigned. Three lawmakers sent another letter that day, demanding explanations from Nvidia and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and urging Congress to pass stricter chip export restrictions as soon as possible. Anthropic has long advocated restricting China's access to advanced AI chips. Jensen Huang, on the other hand, has consistently opposed tightening export controls and has repeatedly lobbied the U.S. government to ease restrictions on chip sales to China. [Original Link]