How AI Giants' Attack Campaign Backfired and Created a Regulation Champion

AI companies including Anthropic and OpenAI are directly funding political opposition to AI regulators, demonstrating how corporate interests shape AI policy through super PACs. However, their $2.4 million attack campaign against Alex Bores, a key regulatory proponent, backfired spectacularly—elevating him from obscurity to frontrunner status through the Streisand Effect. This reveals both the corporate stakes in AI regulation and the limits of unlimited political spending to control public discourse.