GOP group backs Senate candidates in push for pro-AI policy
AI policy shapes key Senate races as a conservative group backs GOP candidates. See how innovation, safety, and China competition are driving a high-stakes fight.
A conservative policy group is spending heavily to support three Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate as debates over artificial intelligence intensify ahead of the midterm elections.
The Alliance for a Better Future is running new ads for Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Roger Marshall of Kansas, along with Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa, arguing they support an approach that encourages AI development while adding safeguards. The group also recently donated to MAGA Inc. to back candidates aligned with its views on emerging technology.
The campaign comes as lawmakers, tech executives and regulators continue debating how to balance innovation, safety and competition with China in the fastgrowing AI sector. The ads criticize progressive lawmakers and frame the issue as one of national security, economic policy and public trust.