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AI industry spending millions to influence US elections, report says

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The AI industry is reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence US elections, according to a new audio and video show from Blood in the Machine. The show aims to highlight the opposition to big tech and the AI industry, featuring voices of workers, activists, and journalists. The first episode discusses the influence of AI and crypto money in politics with guest Molly White, who is working on a project called Tech Influence Watch to track this spending. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential manipulation of democratic processes by AI industry funding.

RANK_REASON The item is an announcement of a new podcast and its first episode's topic, rather than a direct report on the AI industry's election spending.

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AI industry spending millions to influence US elections, report says

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