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The $27 million AI proxy war over Alex Bores ends in a draw
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TL;DR
- Alex Bores narrowly lost the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District.
- AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI engaged in a $27.41 million proxy war over Bores's candidacy.
- Super PACs supporting Bores, funded by entities critical of OpenAI like Anthropic, spent $19.26 million.
- A super PAC funded partially by OpenAI, Palantir, and Andreessen Horowitz executives spent $8.15 million against Bores.
- Bores lost to Micah Lasher, who was backed by the local political establishment and a super PAC funded by Michael Bloomberg.
- The race was considered a bellwether for AI regulation in the upcoming midterms.
- AI companies have spent over $50.1 million across 19 states on political campaigns.