In Oakland, Calif., the Elon Musk–Sam Altman trial dominates headlines, while a separate Capitol Hill event may prove more significant for AI's future. Sen. Bernie Sanders hosted a panel featuring top Chinese AI officials tied to Beijing's Ministry of Science and Technology, including Xue Lan of Tsinghua University and Zeng Yi of the Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance, to discuss the "existential threat" of artificial intelligence and the need for international cooperation. According to a report from the Bull Moose Project, a tight network of donors with former Facebook executive Dustin Moskovitz's Coefficient Giving at the center has already spent $5.9 billion and has $37.8 billion more publicly pledged. They have given out more than $611 million in donations to candidates (99.8% of whom are Democrats), dark money groups and AI safety organizations such as Future of Life Institute. Last month, Amy Kremer, best known for organizing the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally, hosted a bipartisan town hall in New York alongside progressives and AI engineers to discuss limiting AI's power.