US EditionAI Super PACs Are Unleashing Millions to Tilt Primaries in Their Favor
Donors have already poured about $150 million into the 2026 elections as AI companies back candidates who oppose stricter regulation.
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AI Super PACs Are Unleashing Millions to Tilt Primaries in Their Favor
đŸ’¡Share this on X and Bluesky!In the crowded Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District, the AI industry has already spent more than $2.4 million to defeat state Assemblymember Alex Bores, the candidate who authored one of the nation's first major AI safety bills and opposed the industry’s lobbying campaign to water it down.The heavy spending is part of a civil war taking place inside the artificial intelligence industry that …
Why Is AI Afraid Of This One Guy?
Right now, Big Tech is mobilizing a network of super PACs with more than $100 million in the bank to influence the 2026 midterm elections. Their number-one target? One of their own: a former Palantir engineer who's running for Congress in New York’s 12th District.On this week's episode of Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with New York Assemblymember Alex Bores to find out exactly what he did to land on the AI industry's most-wanted list.LISTEN…
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