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…
Democratic operatives Shaunna Thomas and Leah Hunt-Hendrix launched the Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC backed by tech workers and labor unions, to support AI legislation with $5 million. The PAC aim…
A MAGA-friendly advocacy group, Innovation Council Action, announced a $100m push to promote Trump's AI agenda but has shown no spending or activity months later, with a related PAC defunct and a diss…
OpenAI backers spent $7.6 million to defeat New York Assemblyman Alex Bores in a congressional primary, while Anthropic-funded groups spent over $10 million to support him, turning the race into a pro…
John O'Farrell, the first general partner hired by Andreessen Horowitz, publicly accused the venture capital firm of funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into political action committees to block…
OpenAI publicly stated it does not direct or fund the super PAC Leading the Future, but internal communications and the PAC's own operatives contradict that claim. OpenAI President Greg Brockman and h…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Wednesday he does not plan to donate to any 2026 U.S. election campaigns, even as other Silicon Valley billionaires pour money into midterm races that will decide control of…
Two AI-aligned super PACs, Public First and Leading the Future, have spent nearly $24 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm cycle, with over $100 million more in planned spending, according to a New York T…
Two super PACs aligned with major AI firms, Public First (allied with Anthropic) and Leading the Future (aligned with OpenAI), are engaged in a bitter feud during the 2026 midterm elections, having al…
Anthropic employees have donated more than $880,000 directly to political campaigns favoring stricter AI regulations, with OpenAI staff contributing an additional $300,000, according to FEC data analy…