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a16z-backed super PAC targeting Alex Bores over NY AI safety bill
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Illustrates the political economy of AI regulation: well-funded tech industry super PACs actively targeting legislators who support AI safety bills, relevant to understanding industry resistance to governance efforts.
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A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech industry leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign in retaliation for his sponsorship of New York's AI safety bill. This marks the PAC's first direct political attack on a lawmaker supporting AI regulation. Bores responded defiantly, framing the opposition as validation of the bill's significance.
Key Points
- •A super PAC funded by a16z, OpenAI, and other tech leaders is running attack ads against Alex Bores' congressional campaign.
- •Bores sponsored New York's AI safety bill, making him the first legislator targeted by this PAC for supporting AI regulation.
- •The move signals that tech industry players are willing to use electoral politics to resist state-level AI safety legislation.
- •Bores welcomed the political fight, suggesting the opposition confirms the bill's potential impact on powerful interests.
- •This is part of a broader pattern of tech industry lobbying and political spending to shape AI governance outcomes.
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| Page | Type | Quality |
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| Leading the Future super PAC | Organization | 73.0 |
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# a16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — he says bring it on
[Rebecca Bellan](https://techcrunch.com/author/rebecca-bellan/)
4:32 PM PST · November 17, 2025
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