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AI PACs Spend $78.5M as Zhang Yiming Hits $100B on AI Push

Leading the Future and rival AI safety PACs battle across congressional districts while California Sen. Josh Becker advances the Frontier AI Safety Act and municipalities adopt AI contract auditing.

Oct 27, 2026By Lazy Tensor4 min read

Capitol Hill dome at dusk with digital network light trails and a legal contract analysis workstation — AI-aligned political committees have spent $78.5 million on federal candidates in the 2026 election cycle as ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaimed the top spot on the Hurun China Rich List with $100 billion and nonprofit Police2Peace launched its Policing Tech Sentinel AI contract review platform.

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