Leading the Future

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   Democrats see an AI crackdown as a midterm political opening

   The Verge reports that Democrats are moving to make tougher AI oversight a campaign issue as voter anxiety about the technology grows. Polls predict Democrats could flip at least one chamber of Congress in November's midterms, giving them committee leadership and the power to call AI CEOs to testify and demand internal documents, with data center tax credits and recent hacking incidents among the early targets. The newly formed super PAC Tomorrow Together, co-founded by Rob Flaherty, launched a first $4 million ad blitz in battleground House races attacking Republicans on AI, while California's Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro have recently taken harder stances against AI.

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   Pro-AI Super PAC network funneled millions into Nevada shell companies

   WIRED, citing federal campaign finance records, reports that the pro-AI super PAC network Leading the Future — backed by Silicon Valley investors — has raised more than $140 million to support AI-friendly candidates in both parties ahead of November's midterms. Two of its super PACs, Think Big and American Mission, have paid tens of millions of dollars to four Nevada-registered LLCs, including roughly $20 million to Lantern Production Consultants, whose listed addresses are a post office box, a mail center and a Staples store. The Campaign Legal Center has filed an FEC complaint alleging the groups used shell companies to conceal the actual recipients of payments; Leading the Future said it complies with all applicable laws and called the complaint a "desperate ploy" by Public First and Anthropic-aligned groups, while Anthropic did not comment and Public First denied involvement.

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