politics
February 20, 2026
Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC
Dueling pro-AI PACs have centered around backing or targeting one New York congressional bid: Alex Bores, whose RAISE Act requires AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious system misuse.
TL;DR
- Public First Action, backed by a $20 million donation from Anthropic, is spending $450,000 to support Alex Bores' congressional campaign.
- Bores is being targeted by the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, which has spent $1.1 million attacking him.
- Leading the Future's opposition is due to Bores sponsoring New York's RAISE Act.
- The RAISE Act requires major AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious misuse of their systems.
- Leading the Future has significant backing from entities like Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Perplexity, and Joe Lonsdale.
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