Grassroots coalition asks politicians to choose voters over Big AI's $140M machine
17-09-2026 16:29 via theregister.com

Grassroots coalition asks politicians to choose voters over Big AI's $140M machine

A coalition of advocacy groups is trying to counter the AI industry's influence on US politics by asking congressional candidates and elected officials to reject support from a major pro-AI political group. The Stop Bleeding the Future campaign brings together more than 50 national and grassroots organizations to counter Leading the Future, a super PAC network formed last year to support candidates favoring light-touch AI regulation and oppose those backing tighter rules. The effort is led by Qu
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