AI labs pour $1M into South Dakota Senate race
ai pacs spent nearly $1 million on republican mike rounds's senate race, seeking to influence ai regulation. this reflects a new effort by ai labs to deploy vast war chests to shape thorny issues on ai.
super pacs associated with ai labs and investors have poured nearly $1 million into republican senator mike rounds's south dakota senate race. around $600,000 came from defend american jobs, which receives funding from andreessen horowitz. an additional $215,000 came directly from ai labs like anthropic, google, and microsoft. this spending aims to shape ai regulation and support allies in congress. rounds has been viewed as a top supporter of the ai industry, which could be crucial in the next congress when ai regulation is expected to become a priority.