I think that people concerned with AI safety should consider giving to Alex Bores, who’s running for Congress.
Alex Bores is the author of the RAISE Act, a piece of AI safety legislation in New York that Zvi profiled positively a few months ago. Today, Bores announced that he’s running for Congress.
In my opinion, Bores is one of the best lawmakers anywhere in the country on the issue of AI safety. I wrote a post making the case for donating to his campaign.
If you feel persuaded by the post, here’s a link to donate! (But if you think you might want to work in government, then read the section on career capital considerations before donating.)
Note that I expect donations in the first 24 hours to be ~20% better than donations after that, because donations in the first 24 hours will help generate positive press for the campaign. But I don’t mean to rush anyone: if you don’t feel equipped to assess the donation opportunity on your own terms, you should take your time!
I think that people concerned with AI safety should consider giving to Alex Bores, who’s running for Congress.
Alex Bores is the author of the RAISE Act, a piece of AI safety legislation in New York that Zvi profiled positively a few months ago. Today, Bores announced that he’s running for Congress.
In my opinion, Bores is one of the best lawmakers anywhere in the country on the issue of AI safety. I wrote a post making the case for donating to his campaign.
If you feel persuaded by the post, here’s a link to donate! (But if you think you might want to work in government, then read the section on career capital considerations before donating.)
Note that I expect donations in the first 24 hours to be ~20% better than donations after that, because donations in the first 24 hours will help generate positive press for the campaign. But I don’t mean to rush anyone: if you don’t feel equipped to assess the donation opportunity on your own terms, you should take your time!
Bores is not running against an incumbent; the incumbent is Jerry Nadler who is retiring.
Bores is not yet listed on Ballotpedia for the 2026 12th District election.
His own Ballotpedia page also does not yet list him as a candidate for 2026.
I think this is just because Ballotpedia hasn’t been updated—he only announced today. See e.g. this NYT article.