AI PACs

Democrat Shomari Figures won the race in Alabama's 2nd congressional district, defeating Rhett Marques despite heavy outside spending against him. Crypto interests, which backed Figures in 2024 before withdrawing support, spent through the Cynthia Lummis-associated First Principles Digital, while AI-linked groups put roughly $960,000 behind his opponent. The result is being read as a setback for both industries' political action committees.

A guide examines where crypto and AI super PACs are directing their election spending, what their advertising campaigns avoid discussing, and which congressional or local races could prove embarrassing for these industries. As election night unfolds, attention is on whether heavy investment by digital-asset and artificial intelligence interests pays off at the ballot box or exposes them to criticism.

Super PACs funded by the crypto and AI industries poured roughly $250 million into the US midterm elections, but the results were poor. In competitive races, their backed candidates have lost nine of 12 contests called so far. The most notable defeat came in Ohio, where crypto interests spent $64 million trying to unseat Senator Sherrod Brown and failed anyway.

Crypto- and AI-focused super PACs have poured nearly $250 million into this year's US elections, making them among the biggest outside spenders. With results due tonight, attention is on which races the money targeted and whether backed candidates win. Observers are watching to see if the spending paid off or produced embarrassing defeats for the industries involved.

Candidates bankrolled by cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence political action committees are largely coming up short in US elections, according to writer Molly White, who compiled the results in a widely shared thread. The roundup suggests heavy industry spending has not translated into wins, drawing attention to the limits of crypto and AI money in electoral politics.

Political action committees funded by the AI industry poured millions of dollars into efforts to influence Congress and the 2026 midterm elections, with mixed results. The spending marks a step up in the tech sector's direct political involvement, and political groups on all sides are already looking toward the next election cycle to continue or counter that influence.

Political action committees focused on artificial intelligence poured millions of dollars into races for the US Congress, attempting to influence which lawmakers shape future tech policy. Reporting now assesses how effective that spending was, examining which candidates backed by AI-focused groups won or lost and what the results suggest about the industry's growing political clout in Washington.

A Wired report finds that the largest network of pro-AI super PACs, which poured money into the recent US midterm elections, failed to meaningfully influence outcomes. Despite heavy spending aimed at shaping races and promoting candidates favorable to the AI industry, its backed candidates did not see clear gains, raising questions about the political clout of tech money in the AI policy debate.

Cryptocurrency researcher Molly White has published a primer on the Binance hack, answering reader questions about North Korea's involvement in the theft. She says the timing collided with her preparation of an election night guide to crypto and AI super PAC spending in the US. The writeup addresses common questions about how North Korean-linked hackers operate in the crypto space, as attention turns to election-related spending ahead of voting day.