AI Industry Super PACs Ramp Up Political Spending Ahead of Midterm Elections
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Will Gottsegen
Summary
This article examines how AI industry leaders and their affiliated political action committees (Super PACs) are attempting to influence the upcoming midterm elections. It explores the tension between AI executives' public warnings about existential risks from AI and their simultaneous push for political influence to shape regulation. The piece highlights the growing political spending by AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, and questions whether their money can translate into political power that shapes favorable policy outcomes.
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bskyAI Industry Super PACs Ramp Up Political Spending Ahead of Midterm Electionstheatlantic.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOpenAI's CEO signed a letter in 2023 acknowledging that AI might cause human beings to go extinct.
Anthropic's CEO said that AI will 'test us as a species.'
A March poll showed that a majority of voters think the risks of the technology outweigh the benefits.
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