Rival AI Super PACs Clash in Midterm Election Spending War
By
Theodore Schleifer
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Summary
Two rival AI-focused super PACs, one allied with Anthropic and the other with OpenAI, are engaged in a bitter conflict during the midterm elections. Despite both supporting the same candidates in some races, they refuse to cooperate, with one pressuring members of Congress to distance themselves from the other. The feud has resulted in canceled ad purchases, bruised egos, and fearful candidates caught in the crossfire, as both groups spend millions to influence the elections.
Key quotes
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The wreckage of the civil war includes canceled ad purchases, bruised egos and fearful candidates ducking for cover from the crossfire.
One group is refusing to work with the other, even if they both nominally support the same candidate in some races.
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