New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

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AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in the midterms, and half has gone to a single Manhattan congressional race The artificial intelligence industry is spending heavily in the 2026 midterms, hoping to secure influence over the technology’s first generation of legislation, and New York City’s primary has emerged as the key battleground. AI-focused Super Pacs have raised over $100m this cycle, of which $49m has been spent so far, in dozens of congressional races across the country. Half of all spending has converged on a single Manhattan race: Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the district of NY-12. Will Craft and Andrew Witherspoon contributed reporting Continue reading...