# A pro-AI super PAC has chosen New York Assembly member Alex Bores as its first target.

*genai · news · 2025-11-18 · TechCrunch*

## Key points

- Leading the Future PAC, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Greg Brockman, targets Alex Bores' congressional bid.
- The PAC plans a multibillion-dollar campaign to oppose Bores due to his AI regulation advocacy.
- Bores' RAISE Act originally included third-party audits, which were removed after resistance from AI firms.
- Silicon Valley is pushing for federal preemption to prevent states from implementing their own AI regulations.
- Bores is working with other states to standardize AI legislation and avoid EU AI Act redundancies.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Palantir
**Countries:** United States

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