TechFlow news, March 30: According to the Financial Times, a new pro-AI group backed by Donald Trump advisor David Sacks plans to spend at least $100 million supporting candidates in the U.S. midterm elections this November. The industry is seeking to counter growing calls for stricter regulation of this technology.
The planned expenditures by “Innovation Council Action” build upon nearly $200 million already raised by other pro-AI organizations, elevating policy debates around this technology into a key battleground in the contest for control of Congress.
Last year, the political action committee “Leading the Future”—supported by donors including Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI and a contributor to Trump’s campaign; venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz; and Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir—raised $125 million to support AI-friendly candidates.
