A bipartisan super PAC launched by a slew of artificial intelligence leaders has picked its first target: a Democratic congressional candidate who helped lead an effort to put safety measures on the AI industry.
Alex Bores, a New York State Assemblymember, has pushed “ideological and politically motivated legislation” that would “handcuff” the nation’s edge on AI, the heads of the “Leading the Future” PAC said in a statement Monday morning.
Bores, who is running to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District, co-sponsored the RAISE Act, a New York state-level bill that requires the largest AI companies to publish safety protocols for serious misuse use of their tech, such as creating biological weapons or carrying out other criminal activity.
The legislation, short for “Responsible AI Safety and Education,” also forces companies to disclose serious incidents, or else face civil penalties from the state attorney general.
The bill passed in the state assembly and senate months ago, but New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who has touted AI investments in the Empire State, has yet to sign it into law.
