The $27 million Al proxy war over Alex Bores ends in a draw

In a high-stakes $27 million battle for political influence, the proxy war between tech giants Anthropic and OpenAI over New York state Assemblyman Alex Bores ended in a surprising stalemate. Despite Bores's rising popularity, he narrowly lost the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional district, highlighting the intense competition in the tech world for political clout. This outcome underscores the growing intersection between AI technology and political maneuvering, signaling that the stakes for control over future tech policy are incredibly high.