The Alliance for a Better Future (ABF), a conservative group, is spending millions to support Republican Senate candidates Susan Collins, Roger Marshall, and Ashley Hinson in their midterm campaigns. ABF's advertisements highlight these lawmakers' stance on AI, mirroring former President Trump’s approach of balancing innovation with safety measures. The ads contrast the Republicans' views with those of progressive lawmakers like Bernie Sanders, portraying them as a risk to technology development. This spending comes amid concerns over national security and the need for the U.S. to compete with China in AI advancements.
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Three sitting Republican lawmakers, all facing midterm elections for U.S. Senate in less than two months, are paving the way for a pro-artificial intelligence push as Washington looks to balance regulation with American innovation despite the public's increasing skepticism over the emerging technology.
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Washington → sit → technology
The conservative Alliance for a Better Future (ABF) is pouring millions into backing the campaigns of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, according to new ads shared exclusively with Fox News Digital ahead of their release.
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The lawmakers, ABF says, mirror President Donald Trump's balanced stance on applying both safeguards and common sense to AI developments.
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ABF → say → developments
When speaking on the topic in June, Trump said, "[AI] can be used for tremendous good, mostly good and some bad.
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AI → speak → good
And the bad we have to stop."
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we → have → bad
The advertisements come as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over the weekend warned the industry that his company helps lead to give safety measures more time to catch up with rapidly advancing AI capabilities.
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company → come → capabilities
Just days earlier an Anthropic researcher resigned while publicly raising concerns about the technology's risks.
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researcher → resign → risks
Anthropic is most known for its LLM AI Claude, one of the leading chatbots in the U.S.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the father of ChatGPT, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis all expressed support for Amodei’s stance on slowing the pace of AI development.
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Altman → know → development
Trump on Monday rejected the calls for implementing safeguards and restrictions on AI, arguing the technology needs a "STRONG AND SMART" president rather than added restraints.
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technology → reject → restraints
The new advertisements, which will run throughout September, follow the ABF's previously unreported $1 million donation made to MAGA Inc. last week to promote candidates who share the group's values of pushing both innovation and security in emerging technologies like AI.
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who → run → AI
But the ads aren't limited to praising Republicans — they also take shots at the perceived risks ABF believes could result from allowing socialist lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to lead policies dictating the direction of AI.
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"The same people who consistently fail you will write an AI rulebook for their benefit," the advertisement reads as images ofs of Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., appear on screen.
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images → fail → screen
Security concerns have been top of mind for many Americans and AI experts as the United States races to stay ahead of China in technology developments, with worry that the rapidly increasing growth of AI poses national and cybersecurity threats.
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growth → race → threats
"The only way we win the AI race against China is to build a technology that is trusted by the American people," ABF CEO Janet Kelly said in a statement to Fox News Digital on the new ad buys.
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Kelly → win → buys
"We cannot cede this responsibility to Socialists like Bernie Sanders who have a track record of destroying our economy and palling around with our enemies," she continued.
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she → cede → enemies
"Conservatives like Susan Collins, Roger Marshall, and Ashley Hinson know the time is now to enact an agenda that ensures AI is built with American values."
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AI → know → values
Sanders’ office did not reply to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on being singled out in the campaign ads.
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office → reply → ads
Kelly, the former Secretary of Health in Virginia, warned that China will "cheat and steal and lie" to beat the U.S. in the AI race in a policy event hosted by Breitbart news last week.
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China → warn → news
She emphasized the need for America to be both diligent and urgent in developing this technology at a pace that puts the U.S. above foreign adversaries.
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that → emphasize → adversaries
Collins, Marshall and Hinson have each backed policies that align with ABF’s goal to pursue AI development with protections that work to combat any emerging risks.
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that → back → risks
Hinson has argued that the U.S. must maintain its technological edge over Beijing while being thorough in analyzing AI's risks.
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U.S. → argue → risks
Marshall acknowledged AI as a tool to assist, not replace American workers — also backing measures addressing its workforce and energy impacts.
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Marshall → acknowledge → impacts
Collins has supported federal investment in advanced computing while championing in Maine safeguards against deceptive AI-generated election content.
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Collins → support → content
ABF is a conservative AI policy organization that believes that as the technology continues to rapidly develop, American values should be prioritized — protecting children, the economy and national security.
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values → believe → children
Collins, Marshall and Hinson’s offices did not reply to Fox News Digital’s request to comment on the new advertisements and clarify their stances on AI.
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offices → reply → AI
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