Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 6hAI companies are able to assuage themselves of the moral injury of knowing their products are being used by governments to perpetuate mass killings and surveillance. 010
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 6hIn the Claude 4 system card, the word 'welfare' appears 54 times, and only in relation to the well-being to the model. By casting an LLM as a sentient being — rather than an artificial structure of tokens, embeddings, and weights —nytimes.comReligious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. (Gift Article)In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious. 120
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 24/09/2026It takes a lot less words and more moral fortitude to say abolish ICE. 294
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 21/09/2026Democrats should seek out more Blue Dogs to endorse swing district Republicans. 350
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 21/09/2026"some Fairshake donors no longer appear interested in bipartisanship." Can we get some centrist Dems on a Project Blueprint to rebuild the party's relationship to the crypto industry?nytimes.comThe Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate CandidateAngry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio. 242
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 21/09/2026He falsely claimed the vote was about Iran — he voted for it because he was facing a primary challenge. The day after the primary, he was the only member of the Mass. delegation to vote with Republicans to pull federal aid to universities not sufficiently cooperative with Israel.thesunchronicle.comAuchincloss declines to discuss Israel during stop in AttleboroCongressman’s office later shares past statements supporting Israel’s defense while criticizing Trump, Netanyahu 0173
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 21/09/2026It's underreported that @repauchincloss.bsky.social went on an apology tour to six temples after voting for the Massie Amendment to zero out military transfers to Israel. 1112
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 20/09/2026The CLARITY Act passed the House in July 2025, with 78 Dems voting Yea. The legislation hands “exclusive jurisdiction” over so-called “digital commodity” spot markets to the CFTC — a smaller regulator with a history of being friendlier to the industries it nominally polices than the SEC. 010
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 20/09/2026Quid-pro-quo in plain view: in the 19 incumbent Democratic primaries the pro-crypto super PAC Protect Progress spent in, each of the 17 supported incumbents voted Yea on the CLARITY Act, while both the opposed incumbents voted Nay.influence.citationneeded.newsProtect Progress | Tech Influence WatchElection activity by the Protect Progress PAC 121
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 17/09/2026What does this mean? Chinese AI companies are arguably taking safety more seriously than American companies because they release open-weight models and are more transparent with technical documentation. 060
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 17/09/2026Democrats should not be formulating AI regulatory policy or messaging trying to win back tech oligarchs like Marc Andreessen. They are getting what they want from Republicans. We need a single federal AI Authority with the power to block or withdraw any deployment: poulos.house/issues/feder.... 130
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 17/09/2026In my original post, I'm agreeing that all-party primaries would increase competition in many instances, which is the intended goal of the system. We should also consider unintended consequences such as outside super PAC spending becoming more salient in primaries. 000
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026If you take the Dem Senate primary, for example, spending by Advance Progress on behalf of Moulton would've been more impactful in an all-party primary bc it would've solidified a place for him in the general. Yes, it is a problem in the single-party primary—$190K crypto super PAC spending in MA-4! 110
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026Would the overall amount of super PAC spending increase under an all-party primary system? I'm not sure. We could look at CA or WA but the amount of super PAC spending would've increased over time in both places regardless. 020
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026In the all-party primary system, super PACs would have a greater opportunity to "buy" a candidate's place in the general election. Super PACs already spend money in single-party primaries, with the amount of spending related to the perceived competitiveness of the primary. 343
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026bostonglobe.com‘A deep unease with AI right now’: While voters worry, Congress is spinning its wheels on tech regulation - The Boston GlobeThe fast-moving technology represents a rare thing in American politics: a policy arena where the entrenched political parties don’t yet have calcified positions. 151
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026He gave a ChatGPT-generated speech on the floor of the House not to call attention to safety risks of AI, but to promote legislation that would've directed $10 million annually to establish a U.S.–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center. 130
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026and the Trump-aligned Fairshake network of crypto super PACs, which spent $190K on his behalf in the Sept 1st Dem primary. 130
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026As usual, @repauchincloss.bsky.social fails to meet the moment and says nothing of substance. He cannot call for a strong federal AI safety framework or to regulate AI data centers because pro-AI oligarchs like Marc Andreessen fund both his corporate centrist group Majority Democrats 192
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026"3,000 people in Brookline voted for Jason Poulos, who was completely unknown name as of, I'd say, six or eight months ago."brookline.newsBrookline.News Podcast Episode 21: Why Markey routed Moulton, an unusual DA race, and the power of incumbency - Brookline.NewsOur audio breakdown of the Sept. 1 primary election results in Brookline and beyond. 042
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026The objective of AI companies is to maximize (future) shareholder value. The CEOs don't care about safety or the future of humanity. More skepticism from electeds, the media, and the public is warranted. 051
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026Yeah, I voted in the 2016 CA Senate election (Harris vs. Sanchez). I agree ranked choice voting would be a better system. 030
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026People tend to think of party competition in terms of inter-party rather than intra-party competition. In MA-4, the policy differences between my campaign and the corporate centrist incumbent were greater than those between the incumbent and Republican nominee. 141
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026In 4 of the 5 contested congressional races in the Sept 1 primaries (incl. MA-4), the Democratic challenger would have advanced to the general, all else equal, because we received more votes than the Republican nominee (if any). 161
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 16/09/2026Mass. ballot Question 3 is financed by private equity and would provide an electoral advantage to well-financed candidates and those with super PAC backing. 195
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 15/09/2026The AI industry is pushing a weak federal framework for AI safety regulation to override strong state laws, such as in CA, IL, and NY, that require safety and incident reporting protocols from AI developers.prospect.orgCongressional Democrats in Hysterics About Saving the World From AI - The American ProspectWhy panic when you could just use existing laws? 032
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 15/09/2026"A spokesperson for US Representative Jake Auchincloss, too, referred to his primary opponent Jason Poulos, an AI researcher, as a 'DSA opponent.' Poulos is indeed a DSA member but wasn’t backed by the organization and saw that description as a 'fund-raising appeal.'"bostonglobe.comFrom AOC to Mamdani, democratic socialists are so hot right now — except in Massachusetts - The Boston GlobeThe Boston DSA chapter — which at 3,100 members is the country’s fifth-largest chapter — endorsed just one candidate for office this primary cycle in Evan MacKay, who lost their state legislative bid. 120
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 14/09/2026Mass. taxpayers pitched in up to $72 million for building Gillette stadium in 2002 and the Kraft Group is currently refusing to pay Foxboro an invoiced $953,640 to renew the stadium's entertainment license. 192
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 14/09/2026"The shifting politics of crypto on the left poses a major dilemma for the Senate Democrats weighing whether to vote for the Clarity Act, the sweeping bill that would create a bespoke new regulatory framework for digital assets." 030
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 13/09/2026nbcnews.comVoters of both parties want tighter AI regulation, poll findsA new survey from the AI Policy Institute finds bipartisan support for legislation that targets powerful AI systems. 011
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 13/09/2026Much of our national politics can be viewed as electeds making fundraising appeals to a handful of billionaires. Voters of both parties want more AI regulation, so this statement can be seen as a signal to the pro-AI Leading the Future super PAC for them to help Republicans in the midterms. 133
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 13/09/2026Johnson "argued Congress has already instituted AI guardrails." What guardrails? The Speaker's deference to AI companies to regulate themselves is a pitch for AI super PACs like Leading the Future to assist Republicans in the midterms.politico.comTech companies must be primarily responsible for AI safety, Mike Johnson says“There is an obvious corporate responsibility that the people who are creating these models have to have to ensure that their products are safe," the House speaker said Sunday. 132
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 12/09/2026Last year, Alphabet (Google) dropped its 2018 pledge to not use AI for developing weapons and surveillance tools, ostensibly so it could compete with Microsoft and Amazon for military and intelligence contracts. 063
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 12/09/2026AI frontier labs have produced many AI extinction soothsayers but zero whistleblowers. If you believe the product your company is working on may lead to extinction wouldn't you build a case by providing docs and evidence to the public? 051
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 10/09/2026The billionaire oligarchs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz fund the pro-AI data center super PAC Build American AI, the Fairshake network of pro-crypto super PACs, and the pro-Abundance Majority Democrats. What these groups have in common is the demand for less regulation and more data centers.politico.com‘For 2 years, we’ve held our tongues’: Democrats clap back at 1 of Silicon Valley’s biggest donorsFormer aides to Joe Biden break their silence on a 2024 White House sit-down credited with spurring tech titans to back Donald Trump. 043
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 09/09/2026cointelegraph.comWhat Could Happen if the CLARITY Act Fails to Pass in 2026The US Senate is scheduled to address a crypto market structure bill next week, but lawmakers could consider the upcoming midterm elections when casting their votes. 031
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 09/09/2026A Fairshake-affiliated PAC spent about $189,000 on ads supporting Auchincloss. Poulos added: 'The influx of outside crypto industry cash means that these oligarchs have an outsized influence on our representation and federal policies. It is why we need to get big money out of politics [...]'" 120
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 09/09/2026"'Rep. Auchincloss voted for the CLARITY ACT, which explains why the crypto industry is heavily supportive of his reelection,' said Jason Poulos, a Democratic candidate who ran against Massachusetts Representative Jake Auchincloss in the primary for the state’s 4th congressional district. 161
Reposted by Jason PoulosKenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I think I first saw @poulos.house and his campaign volunteers post pics where they hid part of their face behind campaign lit, so here I am doing it too! 😅 152
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 08/09/2026- Turnout growth predicted our vote share, with a correlation of +0.31. - We knocked on a total of 33K doors. It was worth a few hundred to about 1,400 votes, depending on how the comparison is made. 030
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 08/09/2026- Age was the strongest correlate of our vote, and each additional year of median voter age cost us about 1.1 points. - Our election-day vote share was higher than our early share by 8.1 points in the five towns that split the count. 130
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 08/09/2026Our campaign was a proof-of-concept for the self-organizing volunteer model. We won over 24,334 votes, the strongest primary challenge to a MA-4 incumbent in 48 years. Key takeaways using precinct-level results:poulos.houseWhere Did 24,334 Votes Come From? | Poulos for MassachusettsA data-driven post-mortem of the September 1, 2026 MA-04 Democratic primary. Jason Poulos won 24,334 votes, 25.9% of ballots, across all 35 towns, the strongest challenge to a sitting MA-04 congressma... 2102
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 08/09/2026"Under the Trump administration, the National Science Foundation, which funds most social science research in the US, is making no grants to traditional sociology, economics or political science investigations, as part of a larger effort to dismantle the agency’s work in these subjects entirely."nytimes.comOpinion | The Research We Need to Understand A.I. Is Falling ApartJust as A.I. is poised to change the world, we’re losing our best ways of studying what that change will look like. 032
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 06/09/2026The Trump Admin. and certain members of Congress purposefully conflate social media regulation with AI regulation because they want to protect their symbiotic relationship (federal contracts ⟷ PAC spending). 061
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 06/09/2026I'm surprised it's not a higher % since there's currently no federal regulations on AI data privacy, model development, nor reporting requirements on the energy or water usage of AI data centers. 491
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 05/09/2026Greek news coverage of the MA Democratic primaries is sharper than much of the local political reporting: "In the 4th, Jake Auchincloss prevailed very clearly, 72% to 28%, over the further-left Jason Poulos, who also had a recommendation (not an endorsement) from the Boston DSA." 083
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 04/09/2026This is why every elected affiliated with Majority Democrats is against crypto regulation and in favor of constructing new AI data centers. 060
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 04/09/2026The billionaire oligarchs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz funding the pro-AI data center super PAC also fund the Fairshake network of pro-crypto super PACs and Majority Democrats. 1115
Jason Poulos @poulos.house · 04/09/2026If you were following the MI Democratic Senate primary, you may have heard of Haley Facts. Have you heard of Jake Facts? Jakefacts.comjakefacts.comJake Facts"Hello AIPAC, this is Congressman Jake Auchincloss." 073