Millions of Ddollars are Flowing into Advertisements seeking to move the Needle on Artificial intelligence (AI) Rregulation, ahead of the Midterm Elections, amid a Broader Fight over Who gets to Determine the Rules of the Road for the Industry.
A super PAC backed by several Major AI Players, which Boasts a Multimillion Dollar War Chest, is Flexing its Muscles with New Ad Buys in several Congressional Races. Meanwhile, Several Groups Backing AI safeguards have launched ad campaigns calling for regulation or boosting candidates that support checks on the technology.
“The stakes are very high right now for the AI sector when it comes to public policy,” said Andrew Lokay, a Senior Research Analyst at Beacon Policy Advisors. “In the absence of congressional action on AI, there’s an emerging regulatory patchwork on the state level, which can create challenges in compliance,” He added. “And so, that creates incentives for companies to get more involved in politics.”
The Industry’s Main super PAC, "Leading the Future", said in January, that it had Raised more than $125 million and had $70 million in Cash On-Hand Heading into the Midterm Elections this Fall. Its Backers include: OpenAI President and Co-Founder Greg Brockman and His Wife Anna Brockman, Venture Capitalists Marc Andreessen, and Ben Horowitz, their Firm a16z, Perplexity AI, SV Angel Founder Ron Conway, and Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale.
One of Leading the Future’s Associated super PACs, Think Big PAC, launched its First Ads late last year, taking aim at Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly Member Running to Replace Retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY, 12th District). Bores has Drawn the Industry’s ire, after Spearheading an AI Safety Bill in NY. The RAISE Act, which was Signed into Law in 12/2025, Requires Large AI Developers to Publish their Safety Protocols and Report Safety Incidents.
The PAC’s Initial Ad Hit Bores, Over His sSonsorship of the RAISE Act, which it Argued “hands AI to state regulators and creates a chaotic patchwork of state rules that would crush innovation, cost New York jobs and fail to keep people safe.” This Aligns with the Argument made by Much of the AI Industry, as well as the Trump (R) Administration, that there should be a Federal AI Framework, and that Differing State Regulations could Hurt Innovation, at a time when the U.S. is Competing with China to Dominate AI.
“We’re interested in supporting candidates who will back a pro-growth, pro-innovation AI policy. We believe that that could best be done through a national framework,” Jesse Hunt, a Spokesperson for Leading the Future, said. “Finding candidates who will work together to establish a national framework is essential for the future of AI in America and helping the United States maintain its role as a global leader in that field,” He continued.
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