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title: "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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published_at: "2026-10-14T11:00:43.000Z"
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summary: "AI safety groups and individual donors have spent $48M in the midterm election cycle across bipartisan races to back candidates favoring AI regulation, according to an analysis by Maria Curi of Axios."
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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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**Published:** 2026-10-14T11:00:43.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation, llm

## Summary

AI safety groups and individual donors have spent $48M in the midterm election cycle across bipartisan races to back candidates favoring AI regulation, according to an analysis by Maria Curi of Axios\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261014/p12>)
- [Story source](<https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011311/the-ai-race-is-back-on>)