AI Dominates Massachusetts Senate Primary as Markey Leads Moulton by 35 Points
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 27
AI Dominates Massachusetts Senate Primary as Markey Leads Moulton by 35 Points
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 27
Summary
A debate stumble by Sen. Ed Markey over whether he uses AI on his personal devices has pushed artificial intelligence to the center of Tuesday’s Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary against Rep. Seth Moulton.
Moulton, 47, has turned the answer into ads and cast it as evidence of a generational gap with Markey, 80, even though both candidates say they support stronger AI guardrails.
FEC filings show Anthropic-backed nonprofit Public First Action gave $500,000 to a pro-Markey PAC, backing him for opposing efforts to block state AI regulation; Anthropic has donated $20 million to the group.
Polling still favors Markey: a University of New Hampshire survey released Tuesday put him ahead 63% to 28%, underscoring his advantage as AI money floods races nationwide.