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Democrats spar over big tech during debate for coveted congressional district in Manhattan
Candidates clashed over AI regulation and outside spending as ads from an AI company and a donor helped fuel the primary.
- The PIX11 debate for the District 12 seat in Midtown Manhattan occurred ahead of the June 23 Democratic primary, as the race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler centers on artificial intelligence spending.
- An Anthropic group and a crypto billionaire spending $3.5 million to send a rival to Congress have targeted Bores, though the spending paradoxically helped him frame himself as advocating for strict artificial intelligence regulation.
- Throughout the debate, Bores defended his record sponsoring state legislation requiring AI developers to report dangerous incidents, while Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John Kennedy, argued the regulation 'is a dream come true' for tech companies.
- Lasher criticized the event as a 'triangular firing squad' among Democrats; Bores responded, 'With friends like these, who needs Republicans? The Trump disinformation is coming from inside the party,' referencing his past work at Palantir.
- With just weeks until the June 23 primary, three of the five commercials during the debate featured Bores, signaling intense focus on this safe Democratic District seat in New York.
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AI and crypto take center stage at NY-12 debate
The race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in a powerful Manhattan congressional district got “feisty” in a PIX 11 debate Thursday night. Assembly Member Alex Bores, one of the leading candidates in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district, faced the brunt of his opponents’ attacks. Assembly Member Micah Lasher, who is narrowly leading Bores in a recent PIX 11/Emerson College poll, and Jack Schlossberg, social media …
Democrats spar over big tech in debate for coveted Manhattan congressional district
Democrats competing over a coveted congressional district in Manhattan slugged it out during a heated debate Thursday night, sparring over big tech and who would be President Donald Trump's toughest foe.
·New York, United States
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