Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Summary
In New York, a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat has become a contest between two groups in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, centered on candidate Alex Bores and AI regulation. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting progressive and democratic socialist candidates, and President Donald Trump is backing Republican candidates in a South Carolina gubernatorial runoff after previous losses.Key Facts
- Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee, supports strong laws to regulate AI and is running in a New York congressional primary.
- Some AI industry investors linked to OpenAI spent over $7 million on ads against Bores.
- Another AI group partly funded by Anthropic spent more than $10 million supporting Bores.
- Anthropic was co-founded by a former OpenAI staff member who left over AI safety concerns.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed progressive and democratic socialist candidates in New York primaries.
- Mamdani’s candidates are challenging established Democratic candidates supported by party leadership.
- President Donald Trump endorsed two Republican candidates in a South Carolina governor runoff after his previous picks lost primaries.
- Voters are also heading to primaries in Maryland and Utah on the same day.
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