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Exclusive: AI safety money floods into political races

Advocates for AI safety and regulation are emerging as a force in U.S. elections, spending nearly $50 million this election cycle on candidates who favor regulation, a new analysis shared exclusively with Axios shows. Why it matters: The safety spending points to the unusual power dynamics in the A…

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  1. 2026-10-14 09:00 · Axios AI+
    Exclusive: AI safety money floods into political races

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