FEC data: AI-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries; pro-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network (Ian Krietzberg/Puck)

Ian Krietzberg / Puck: FEC data: AI-oriented PACs spent nearly $80M on the 2026 US elections, mostly before the primaries; pro-regulatory PACs outspent Leading the Future's network - To almost everyone's surprise, pro-regulatory PACs have outspent pro-industry groups in the midterms as the A. I. accelerationists seemingly took their foot off the pedal.