The AI Super PAC Fight That Might Shape the Midterms

Two opposing super PAC networks plan to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect more lawmakers who support their side in the AI regulation debate.

New York  Assemblymember Alex Bores speaks at the state Capitol.

Leading the Future released an ad against New York congressional candidate Alex Bores, who co-sponsored the RAISE Act as a state assembly member. Kena Betancur/AP

An artificial intelligence industry PAC plans to pour over $100 million into this year’s midterm elections in hopes of getting more industry-friendly lawmakers into office, but the path to an AI-friendly Congress might not be an easy one.

Its first target is Alex Bores, a Democrat running to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York.

The state Assembly member, a former Palantir engineer, successfully pushed the RAISE Act, one of the first state-level AI safety laws. If elected to the House, he wants to create more safety regulations for AI development, chatbots and data centers.