AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s Congressional bid
AI industry heavyweights are funding a super PAC to defeat former tech executive Alex Bores's Congressional bid due to his support for AI regulation.Summary
New York assembly member Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee who claims he quit over the company's work with ICE, is running for New York's 12th congressional district and is being targeted by millions in spending from Big Tech billionaires and AI firms. A super PAC named Leading the Future, backed by figures like Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, has raised $125 million to oppose candidates introducing AI legislation, aiming to spend at least $10 million against Bores specifically. Bores sponsored New York's RAISE Act, which mandates safety plans for large AI labs, and advocates for federal AI governance, which puts him in direct opposition to the PAC's light-to-no-touch regulatory stance. Bores views the massive spending by groups like Leading the Future and Meta-backed PACs as an attempt to intimidate elected officials who disagree with the industry's desire for "unbridled control."
(Source：TechCrunch)