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Leading the Future network | Tech Influence Watch
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Tech Influence Watch
Tracking cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence industry influence on 2026 elections in the United States.
Public First network | Tech Influence Watch
Committees, donors, and election spending across the Public First PAC network.
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The industries’ biggest bets lost almost across the board.
Stop and Consider:Our campaign
During a federal election there is a large amount of information being distributed, much of it online, which is seeking to influence your vote. Some of this may be disinformation, or false information.
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Tuesday's election was a wholesale rejection of Silicon Valley's worldview and AI-powered kleptocracy.
A Bellingcat analysis of video ads purchased by the two largest AI-backed Super PACS has revealed that their political advertisements rarely ever mention their stances on AI, despite the advertisements being paid for by issue-specific PACs. bellingcat.com/news/2026/11/02/ai-super-pacs…
Inside the Secretive World of Campaign Ads Funded by AI Super PACs
www.bellingcat.comAI industry leaders and companies are spending millions to influence who gets elected in the US midterms and potentially, how artificial intelligence gets regulated. But strangely the political ads they are paying for don’t appear to mention AI at all.
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A Bellingcat analysis of video ads purchased by the two largest AI-backed Super PACS has revealed that their political advertisements rarely ever mention their stances on AI, despite the advertisements being paid for by issue-specific PACs. bellingcat.com/news/2026/11/02/ai-super-pacs…
AI* super PACs
US political action committees funded by the AI industry * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
AMERICAN MISSION - committee overview - FEC.gov
THINK BIG - committee overview - FEC.gov
PUBLIC FIRST - committee overview - FEC.gov
JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC - committee overview - FEC.gov
LEADING THE FUTURE - committee overview - FEC.gov
AI industry leaders and companies are spending millions to influence who gets elected in the US midterms and potentially, how artificial…