New Political Group to Push Trump’s A.I. Agenda in Midterms

Key Points:

• Innovation Council Action, a new political group with ties to the Trump administration, plans to spend at least $100 million this year to promote President Trump’s record on artificial intelligence and support the White House's new A.I. policy guidelines.
• The group aims to block state laws regulating A.I. and is organized as a nonprofit but is expected to establish a super PAC to support Trump’s A.I. agenda and oppose its critics.
• Innovation Council Action reflects the significant financial involvement of the A.I. industry in the upcoming midterm elections, alongside other bipartisan political operations backed by the industry.
• Some senior Republican officials prefer a more focused GOP operation due to widespread Republican support for the A.I. industry, including that of former President Trump.
• The group originated from discussions last summer between former A.I. and crypto czar Mr. Sacks and Mr. Budowich about increasing the artificial intelligence industry's political engagement, with Mr. Sacks continuing to serve as a key liaison between Washington and Silicon Valley.