# OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

> Source: <https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/open-ai-anthropic-donors-elections-safety-regulation/>
> Published: 2026-08-19 11:00:00+00:00

OpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of San Francisco’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with the politics of their direct competitor Anthropic, where workers and executives are walking in lockstep.

OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s