Bores on OpenAI’s spending retreat: I’ll believe it when I see it

AI safety groups aren't buying OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s shifting stance on political spending in the midterms. They’re wary of his concession that campaign cash from industry-aligned groups, like the OpenAI-aligned Leading the Future super PAC, may have inadvertently backfired. Instead, they’re pushing for stronger commitments to downsize the flood of money — and for candidates to reject any support from pro-AI groups. “I won’t believe that they are actually changing their strategy, or their…