Anthropic-funded PAC backs Alex Bores amid pro-AI super PAC attacks

Late last year, New York Assembly member Alex Bores became the target of a campaign by a pro-AI super PAC aiming to thwart his congressional bid. The group, Leading the Future, is backed with more than $100 million from supporters including Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI search startup Perplexity, and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale.

Bores has matched that challenge. Public First Action, a PAC buoyed by a $20 million donation from Anthropic, is spending $450,000 to boost his run for New York's 12th congressional district, reports Bloomberg.

Public First Action is also pro-AI but advances a different pitch focused on transparency, safety standards and public oversight. Leading the Future has already poured $1.1 million into ads attacking Bores, largely because he sponsored New York's RAISE Act, which requires major AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious misuse of their systems.

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