Andrew Yang Podcast Big Tech Didn’t See This Coming
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Feb 2, 2026 
Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly Member with a computer science and tech policy background, talks about leaving tech for public service. He discusses passing strong state AI safety legislation, industry pushback, and the need for urgent state-level rules. He also covers running for office, governing in Albany, and tackling judicial and trial backlogs.
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From Picket Lines To Tech
- Alex Bores learned labor organizing young, walking picket lines with his father and fighting big employers like Nike at Cornell.
- That early experience pushed him into tech to understand automation and make technology work for workers.
Tech Work Led To Public Service
- Alex Bores moved from labor studies to a master's in computer science and worked at Palantir on civilian government projects like improving GDP measurement.
- His tech work motivated him to run for office to influence policy upstream rather than patch problems downstream with technology.
Persistence Wins In Government
- Be persistent in government: keep asking why and push past bureaucratic obstacles until they run out of reasons to oppose you.
- Combine short-term wins with long-term fixes rather than accepting procedural excuses to delay solutions.