AI companies and their backers are pouring hundreds of millions into the 2026 US midterms through super PACs, led by Leading the Future and Innovation Council Action, to push for a single national AI …
Public First Action, a bipartisan nonprofit founded by former Representatives Brad Carson and Chris Stewart, has raised approximately $80 million for AI advocacy, with Anthropic as its largest donor a…
About 40 activists gathered in New York's Sara D. Roosevelt Park to protest AI and OpenAI, calling for a boycott of ChatGPT and accusing AI companies of lobbying against regulation and attempting to b…
Micah Lasher won a Manhattan congressional primary despite $27 million in spending by AI-backed super PACs, defeating Alex Bores who was supported by Anthropic's Public First Action and opposed by Ope…
Pro-AI super PACs spent over $27 million in New York's 12th Congressional District primary, where Assemblymember Micah Lasher defeated AI-regulation sponsor Alex Bores. The race became the most expens…
The AI industry's super PAC, Leading the Future, spent heavily to defeat New York Assembly member Alex Bores in a congressional primary due to his support for AI safety regulations. Bores lost, but th…
The Democratic primary in New York's 12th Congressional District saw approximately $26.3 million in ad spending, making it the second-most expensive House primary on record, as opposing AI industry fa…
Roughly $27 million was spent in a proxy contest over Assemblyman Alex Bores in New York's 12th Congressional District, with AI-linked super PACs playing a decisive role. AI-centric super PACs tied to…
AI industry super PACs spent over $40 million in a New York congressional primary, defeating assemblymember Alex Bores, a proponent of strict AI regulation. The race became a proxy battle over federal…
A $27 million proxy war between AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI ended in a draw when New York Assemblyman Alex Bores narrowly lost the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional district t…
Tech billionaires Marc Andreessen and Greg Brockman spent $29 million through super PAC Leading the Future to win a New York congressional primary for candidate Micah Lasher, signaling the AI industry…
Alex Bores, a New York assemblyman who campaigned on AI safety, lost to Micah Lasher in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district. Pro-AI industry super PAC Leading the Future …
New York Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary in Manhattan's 12th Congressional District to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler, NBC News projects. The race drew heavy outside spending…
AI-focused super PACs have raised over $100 million and spent $49 million on the 2026 midterm elections to influence AI regulation. The Manhattan Democratic primary in New York's 12th district alone h…
AI-backed super PACs are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the midterm elections, mirroring the cryptocurrency industry's successful playbook. Two groups, Leading the Future (backed by…
New York's 12th congressional district primary has become a battleground for the AI industry, with outside groups spending over $40 million. Assemblymember Alex Bores, an AI safety advocate, faces opp…
The first AI-focused super PAC, Leading the Future, has failed spectacularly after less than a year, unable to replicate the success of crypto PAC Fairshake. Funded by OpenAI President Greg Brockman a…
A new super PAC called the Guardrails Alliance launched Thursday with $5 million to rally tech workers and labor unions in support of AI regulation, aiming to counter the influence of pro-AI groups li…
The Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC backed by tech workers and labor unions, launched Thursday with $5 million to support AI regulation, countering the $100 million war chest of pro-AI group Leading …
A new super PAC called the Guardrails Alliance launched on June 18 to counter Leading the Future, a pro-AI super PAC that has raised over $100 million for the 2026 midterms. The Guardrails Alliance, b…