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Analysis: AI safety groups and individual donors have spent $48M in the midterm election cycle across bipartisan races to back candidates favoring AI regulation (Maria Curi/Axios)
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Maria Curi / Axios: Analysis: AI safety groups and individual donors have spent $48M in the midterm election cycle across bipartisan races to back candidates favoring AI regulation — Advocates for AI safety and regulation are emerging as a force in U.S. elections, spending nearly $50 million this election cycle …
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