AI Companies Battle Through PAC Spending in New York Primary Over Regulation Fight
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Emma Janssen
Summary
The article examines the escalating AI spending war in New York's primary election, where competing PACs affiliated with OpenAI and Anthropic have poured millions of dollars to influence the race. OpenAI-affiliated PACs have spent over $7 million to defeat Assemblymember Alex Bores, while Anthropic-affiliated PACs have spent $10 million to support him. The conflict centers on Bores' co-sponsorship of the RAISE Act, an AI regulation bill signed into law in December 2025, which represents one of the strongest AI oversight laws in the U.S. despite being described as merely a "first step." The piece highlights how major AI companies are using their financial power to shape political outcomes around AI regulation.
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bskyAI Companies Battle Through PAC Spending in New York Primary Over Regulation Fightnewrepublic.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledBores, a former Palantir employee himself, might seem like an oddly small-fish target for one of the country's richest, most powerful industries.
The act, Bores's own team acknowledges, is merely a 'first step' toward robust AI regulation.
Yet it's also one of the strongest AI oversight laws currently on the books in the U.S.
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