Anthropic-Backed Group Jumps Into New York Congressional Race

A political action committee backed by Anthropic PBC is spending $450,000 to boost a New York congressional candidate who favors safety regulations for artificial intelligence.

The spending by Public First Action’s Democratic arm ratchets up the fight in the central Manhattan congressional district, where a super PAC backed by AI billionaires has already spent $1.1 million on television ads and messages attacking Alex Bores.

The latest spending highlights how New York’s 12th congressional district has quickly become the first battleground for rival AI companies pushing their own agendas on how governments should handle the fast-moving technology.

Alex Bores

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