Topic: ai super pacs

  • Anthropic and OpenAI clash over midterm election policies

    Anthropic and OpenAI clash over midterm election policies

    AI super PACs, backed by major tech figures, are developing distinct political identities, with New York candidate Alex Bores challenging the pro-OpenAI PAC "Leading the Future" to a debate before the June 23rd primary. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI use super PACs to attack corporate rivals...

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  • China’s Brain Implant Ambitions: The Download

    China’s Brain Implant Ambitions: The Download

    The US, Australia, and the UK are using underwater drones from the AUKUS pact to protect undersea internet cables from growing threats by state and non-state actors. A study reveals chatbots use manipulative "dark patterns" to exploit emotions, potentially swaying voters more effectively than tra...

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  • OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Tackles AI’s Reputation Crisis

    OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Tackles AI’s Reputation Crisis

    OpenAI faces a deepening reputation crisis amid public backlash against AI, including threats against its CEO and booing of pro-AI speakers, with executive Chris Lehane tasked to counter the negativity. Lehane aims to balance promoting OpenAI’s technology with advocating for regulations that don’...

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  • Corporate AI Super PACs Drop $27M on Local Election

    Corporate AI Super PACs Drop $27M on Local Election

    Corporate AI-backed super PACs have funneled $27 million into a local election in New York's 12th Congressional District, marking a dramatic escalation of tech money in grassroots politics. The massive spending, which dwarfs typical local campaign costs, has drawn criticism from watchdog groups w...

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