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A Tech Worker-Backed PAC Is Bringing a $5M Knife to Big Tech’s $100M Gunfight
Guardrails positions itself as a populist political movement that runs on small donations from people in the trenches of the AI boom.
TL;DR
- A grassroots movement and new super PAC, Guardrails Alliance, are forming to advocate for responsible AI development and deployment.
- The PAC is backed by tech employees, labor unions, and other groups, and aims to leverage worker discontent.
- Guardrails Alliance has $5 million and plans to raise $15 million, contrasting with adversaries like Leading the Future, which has over $100 million from tech leaders.
- The PAC will support political candidates, such as New York congressional candidate Alex Bores, who are targeted by pro-AI deregulation groups.
- Tech workers have previously mobilized to demand ethical practices from their companies, including ending contracts with ICE and addressing concerns about AI in warfare and surveillance.