Chris Larsen plans $3.5m backing for New York congressional candidate
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Updated · The New York Times · May 1
Chris Larsen plans $3.5m backing for New York congressional candidate
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 1
The California tech billionaire will support Manhattan state assemblyman Alex Bores, who co-wrote New York AI regulation legislation and faces attack ads from a super PAC linked to OpenAI.
Larsen said the spending aims to counter industry efforts to intimidate lawmakers who push AI guardrails, calling the attacks on Bores “really despicable”.
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