AI Bigwigs Spend Millions in Texas Midterms

0:00On April 1st, at least seven candidates running for Congress and Texas have pulled in more than $2.8 million dollars from super PACs tied to. Artificial intelligence bigwigs based on federal election filings. These groups, funded by ProAI Tech execs, mask their industry links with neutral names like jobs and democracy PAC, or defending our values PAC. Their ads skip AI talk altogether. One even hypes the candidate as a Maga Warrior backing President Trump. American mission, one key player, dropped over three quarters of that AI cash in these races. Experts like Paul Jorgensen from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley say this spending pushes a pro AI vibe across both parties, shaping how future lawmakers vote on regs. Meanwhile, Metta's PAC showed out $1.2 million in Texas primaries for state races, eyeing less red tape for their AI data centers. On the flip side, safety focus packs are in the mix too. Jobs and democracy drop nearly $150,000 to boost Democrat colon.

1:04Outred in his house bid, all red pushes for reps who get the tech, embrace its upsides, but add smart rules. His runoff rival slammed him for using an AI chatbot on the campaign site. This cash flood signals a bigger national showdown in the midterms over AI's future. D-regulation versus guardrails, and Texas is ground zero. This has been US News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.