AI & Tech Brief: Midterms turn the AI tide
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TL;DR
- Voters rejected data center construction in their communities.
- Democrats elected were outspoken about catastrophic risks from AI.
- AI industry super PACs were on the defensive.
- AI-safety-aligned groups backed candidates who flipped key battleground seats.
- Rep.-elect Manny Rutinel has a detailed AI agenda.
- AI regulation is a possibility in the new Congress.
- Democrats are likely to first use oversight powers to investigate Big Tech and alleged industry corruption.