AI Firms Back Both Parties to Shape the 2026 Elections
TL;DR
Tech giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic are funding AI-focused super PACs that have spent about $37 million to back candidates from both major parties in the 2026 US midterms, a strategy aimed at influencing AI and data-center policy while potentially squeezing out non-establishment candidates.
- AI Companies Are Trying to Seize Control of Elections Yahoo
- Inside the $26M tech industry war on Tuesday’s ballot Politico
- New York’s primary went from celebrity contest to AI proxy war. See live election results. The Washington Post
- Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday's primaries Yahoo
- The AI Super PACs Trying to Influence the Midterms The Atlantic
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Yahoo