OpenAI PAC spends millions to attack AI safety candidate
the openai-backed leading the future pac spent an estimated $2.4 million attacking alex bores, a pro-regulation candidate, inadvertently boosting his profile in the ny-12 primary.
ai regulation has become a central issue in the democratic primary for new york's 12th congressional district. alex bores, a state assemblyman who wrote early ai regulatory legislation, became the target of a $2.4 million negative ad campaign funded by leading the future, a super pac backed by openai, palantir, and a16z executives. opponents viewed bores as a proxy for anthropic, prompting this aggressive spending to derail his campaign. instead of defeating him, the attacks created a 'streisand effect,' transforming the once-obscure candidate into a leading contender in the eight-person race to replace rep. jerry nadler.