Meta Is Spending $65 Million on Elections to Make Sure Nobody Slows Down Their AI Plans
Four super PACs, both parties, multiple states. Meta wants politicians who won't regulate AI into the ground.
Meta just launched a sixty-five million dollar political spending push across multiple states, backing candidates in both parties who are friendly to their AI agenda. The spending starts this week in Illinois and Texas through four separate super PACs.
This is a huge deal and almost nobody is paying attention to it. Meta isn't just building AI. They're spending tens of millions to make sure the political environment stays favorable for building AI. That means backing candidates who won't pass strict AI regulation, won't break up big tech, and won't slow down the data center buildout that Meta needs for its AI ambitions.
For context, Meta also just signed a massive multiyear deal with Nvidia for millions of AI chips and announced a ten billion dollar data center in Indiana. They're playing offense on every front: technology, infrastructure, and now politics.
Whether you think this is smart business strategy or terrifying corporate influence depends on your perspective. But one thing is clear. The companies building AI aren't just competing with each other anymore. They're actively shaping the rules of the game.
As reported by The New York Times.
Source: The New York Times
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