NY Congressional Candidate Faced Palantir Sexual Comments Claim

Alex Bores says he quit his job as an engineer for Palantir Technologies Inc. in 2019 because of moral objections to its work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

It’s a key part of the New York assemblyman’s message as he campaigns in a crowded Democratic primary for a congressional seat in Manhattan, with a platform that includes boosting regulation of artificial intelligence. That’s made him a target of the AI industry and a political action committee that has already spent more than $1 million on ads critical of Bores.

Alex Bores

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“I quit Palantir over its ICE contract, choosing principle over ...