New York Assemblymember Alex Bores is launching a $30 million effort to unite Democrats behind a common artificial intelligence regulatory agenda ahead of the 2028 elections, taking the issue that defined his unsuccessful congressional campaign to a national stage.
New York State Assembly member Alex BoresHis congressional run was bankrolled by Anthropic's political money, a PAC funded with $20 million from the company and $401,250 from its employees, and his new group has not said who is funding it.
The organization, "Who Decides," is launching Tuesday with Bores and his former chief of staff, Anna Myers, leading an effort to "build the winning Democratic answer to AI." Its objective is to turn concerns about the technology into a shared platform for Democratic candidates, from presidential contenders to candidates further down the ballot.
"Who Decides' goal is that by 2028, Democratic candidates from the top of the ticket on down run with a common AI safety agenda," the group's launch announcement states. "That means addressing the harms people already see and the broader danger that increasingly powerful and out-of-control systems could destabilize our economy, our democracy, and our safety."
The group plans to concentrate on 11 states it identifies as important to the 2028 presidential primary and general election: South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan, Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Its plans include quarterly state and national polling, national conferences and partnerships wi
