How some US midterms candidates are using social media posts and niche buzzwords on their websites to signal to crypto and AI super PACs they want their cash
The A.I. and crypto industries entered this year with nearly $250 million combined to spend on politics, and a battle plan to shape the regulatory landscape in their favor.
New York Times
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Discussion
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@daveweigel
David Weigel
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Very good (as usual) @ShaneGoldmacher story about the “winks and nods” candidates are giving to get crypto/AI PACs to spend money for them https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@shanegoldmacher
Shane Goldmacher
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NEW 1/28: Jesse Jackson Jr. writes an opinion piece hailing the benefits of AI for caregiving. 2/10: An AI super PAC announces plans to spend $1.1 million for him. My dive into the winking signals of support for AI and cyrpto $$$ from candidates —> https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@alexbores
Alex Bores
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@rcbregman Hi 👋 I'm the guy they are trying to destroy. The best way to ensure other electeds also stand up for us is to show them that running on reasonable AI regulations wins. Follow along to help support!
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@garymarcus
Gary Marcus
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Correction: Altman's greed and dishonesty is *already* backfiring on him. He has lost trust, star employees, and 2.5 million customers and counting.
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@themanbearpigv2
Chris
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@rcbregman @GaryMarcus I think this ends up backfiring on these guys. Money only works for so long. The will of people matters more.
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@politico
@politico
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The AI money machine is diving into the fight for Congress. A Super PAC funded by AI industry leaders is targeting pro-regulation candidate Alex Bores — and building a strategy that other politicians will have to contend with. https://www.politico.com/...
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@katelynfossett
Katie Fossett
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“Leading the Future's goal is not actually to kill Alex's race. Their goal ... is to signal to legislators in other races, in other states, that if you step out of line in this way, this is what we're going to do to you.” @nancyscola https://www.politico.com/...
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@rcbregman
Rutger Bregman
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BOMBSHELL: Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen & Joe Lonsdale's $125M SuperPAC has a simple strategy. Destroy *anyone* who tries to regulate AI. They want to make an example of AI safety advocates so brutal that no politician dares touch the issue again. [image]
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@masnick.com
Mike Masnick
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So a co-founder of Palantir is funding political attack ads against a guy pushing for AI regulation, who used to work at Palantir, using the fact that he worked at Palantir against him. — (FWIW, I think Bores has some very bad regulation ideas, but still...) — www.politico.co…
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@rachbarnhart.com
Rachel Barnhart
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Great article on underbelly of a Big Tech Super PAC, shamelessly spending millions of dollars to defeat a guy running for congress. The goal isn't just to defeat him, but send a message.