AI regulation supporters win seats with help from pro-regulation group
AI · First reported 7 Nov, 14:30 · Updated 14:55
Ten of the 17 congressional candidates backed by Public First were elected in the midterms. The group said it spent more than $63 million promoting candidates who support stricter AI regulation; its backing included future House members Manny Rutinel and Scott Wiener.
- Public First said it spent more than $63 million promoting candidates aligned with stricter AI regulation.
- Ten of the 17 congressional candidates backed by Public First were elected.
- Manny Rutinel of Colorado and Scott Wiener of California, described as architects of sweeping state AI laws, were among the incoming House members elected with the group’s help.
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- Public First spending
- More than $63 million, according to the group’s numbers.
- Backed congressional candidates elected
- 10 of 17.
- Named incoming House members
- Manny Rutinel of Colorado and Scott Wiener of California.
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- A previous Lux story covered concerns about errors in AI-written code being shipped by Mac administrators; its headline said fixing the problems was taking days. [c6c6d725-b43e-4781-9e46-4a938701792e]
- Another earlier Lux story concerned proposals for fair AI policy in Finland. [54b7e576-456f-4710-bccd-00bb38de3e61]
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