AI PACs Dump Nearly $1M Into South Dakota Senate Race to Back Pro-Industry Sen. Mike Rounds
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-18
WIRED reports AI-linked super PACs have poured nearly $1M into Sen. Mike Rounds' South Dakota race: $600K from outside groups (largely Defend American Jobs, funded via a16z) and $215K directly from AI lab employees and PACs, notably Anthropic, plus Google and Microsoft. Rounds is seen as a top industry ally ahead of expected AI regulation battles.
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