AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
New York assemblyman Alex Bores has gained significant political visibility after becoming the target of a multi-million dollar campaign by a super PAC funded by major AI industry players. The campaign, intended to oppose his AI safety regulation efforts, has inadvertently boosted his profile.
Why it matters
The situation illustrates the 'Streisand effect' in politics and highlights the growing influence of tech-funded super PACs in shaping legislative agendas.
NY-12 congressional candidate Alex Bores speaks during a campaign event. | Bloomberg via Getty Images By the time that the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district wraps up in June, Anthropic and OpenAI will have spent millions on their battle over the political future of AI: who gets to regulate it, or who will be punished for trying to regulate it. But the real winner of their feud may be the guy they're currently fighting over: a once-obscure New York state assemblyman, who they've Streisand-effected into becoming the poster child for AI safety regulation. Ever since late 2025, Leading the Future, a super PAC funded by OpenAI, Palantir, and a16z executives, has spent millions against Alex Bores, who wrote one of the … Read the full story at The Verge.
The article analyzes the political dynamics of the situation neutrally, acknowledging the influence of both tech companies and the candidate.
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