AI super PACs battle to a draw in NY-12 primary race over Alex Bores
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Tina Nguyen
Summary
The article covers the NY-12 Democratic primary race involving Alex Bores, a former tech employee who coauthored the RAISE Act (an AI safety bill signed into state law). His candidacy became a proxy battleground between AI-aligned super PACs: Leading the Future (backed by OpenAI, Palantir, and Andreessen Horowitz executives, pushing deregulation) opposed him, while Anthropic-connected PACs supported him. The race ended in a draw, with neither side achieving a decisive victory.
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The VergeAI super PACs battle to a draw in NY-12 primary race over Alex Borestheverge.comKey quotes
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The legislation drew the ire of Leading the Future, a $100 million super PAC backing a deregulatory agenda in this year's midterms that was funded partially by OpenAI, Palantir, and Andreessen Horowitz executives
Anthropic didn't get Bores elected to Congress in the NY-12 primary— but OpenAI didn't crush him, either.
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