NY-12: The NY congressional race on the frontlines of an AI industry civil war
Artificial intelligence investors have poured over $1 million into a crowded New York City congressional primary to defeat Alex Bores, a Democratic state lawmaker who spearheaded new state rules on the industry.
But Bores’ campaign is simultaneously flush with money from a different faction of the tech industry: dozens of AI experts and rank-and-file tech workers who support government regulations on the technology, new Federal Election Commission filings show.
The result is a costly civil war within Big Tech, waged in the Manhattan district that Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler is vacating after 34 years.
The battle could be a preview of broader political dynamics splitting the AI industry, and perhaps both political parties, in the months ahead.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/the-ny-congressional-race-on-the-frontlines-of-an-ai-industry-civil-war-00772238
