How tech became the villain of the US midterms Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big tech The Guardian - US · Oct 22
Communities nationwide are fighting furiously against data centers. The companies behind them are turning to politics IN FOCUS : ‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one expert, Josh Marcus reports The Independent UK · Sep 5
AI Companies Are Spending Millions To Shape Elections. Now The Biggest Fight Is Over Who Writes The Rules For AI. Washington is facing growing pressure to establish nationwide AI rules amid rising concerns over national security, misinformation, and the technology's rapid adoption. International Business Times · Jul 10
The AI Industry Continues To Boom. A Bipartisan Group Pushing For Strong Regulation Just Raised Over $80M. Public First Action, a bipartisan advocacy group backing stronger artificial intelligence safeguards, said Tuesday it has raised more than $80 million since its launch. International Business Times · Jun 30
Anthropic and OpenAI waged a $27 million proxy war in a Manhattan congressional race. The winner told them both to get lost. Micah Lasher won the most expensive AI election yet—then used his victory speech to reject both companies and promise to regulate them anyway. Fortune · Jun 26
AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch. The Texas Tribune · Apr 1
The AI influence network's power players Millions of dollars are pouring into state and federal races specifically around AI. Axios · Feb 27