A rising movement of donors concerned with AI safety has quietly given millions this cycle — much of it from workers at the AI companies themselves sfstandard.com/2026/09/24/ai…

‘AIPAC on steroids’: The people warning about AI are quietly becoming a political force

Employees at Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind are pouring money into elections, hoping to counter a more than $100M industry campaign against regulation.

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The donors have been organizing for candidates like Alex Bores, Scott Wiener, and others, building an under-the-radar network singularly concerned with AI risk sfstandard.com/2026/09/24/ai…

Sep 24, 2026 · 6:42 PM UTC

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There are more and more groups springing up to organize these donors, including the newly formed — and previously unreported — Citizens for Safe AI
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Multiple people told me they expect this to be one of the most influential donor bases in 2028, especially after the AI companies go public and make money of their employees very wealthy
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