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RandySF

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Sat May 30, 2026, 06:19 AM 11 hrs ago

'This Is a War': How Powerful A.I. Super PACs Are Dueling Over the Midterms

The nastiest relationship in big-money politics is between two super PACs with the same goal: promoting artificial intelligence.

One group is refusing to work with the other, even if they both nominally support the same candidate in some races. Its allies have even pressured members of Congress to distance themselves from the other one.

And the other super PAC? It can’t stop talking smack about its rival.

The wreckage of the civil war includes canceled ad purchases, bruised egos and fearful candidates ducking for cover from the crossfire.





https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/anthropic-openai-super-pacs-midterms.html

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