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Exclusive: AI safety money floods into political races

Advocates for AI safety and regulation are emerging as a force in U.S. elections, spending nearly $50 million this election cycle on candidates who favor regulation, a new analysis shared exclusively with Axios shows.Why it matters: The safety spending points to the unusual power dynamics in the AI…

By Maria CuriAxios AI+
Exclusive: AI safety money floods into political races

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Originally published by Axios AI+ on Oct 14, 2026.

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