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OpenAI president, Greg Brockman, Andreessen Horowitz launch super PAC for AI pro-innovation
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Relevant to AI governance discussions as it illustrates how major AI labs and investors are increasingly using political channels to influence regulation, potentially affecting the pace and nature of AI safety oversight in the U.S.
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OpenAI President Greg Brockman and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz have launched a super PAC aimed at advocating for pro-innovation AI policies in the United States. The initiative represents a significant move by leading AI industry figures to directly influence the political landscape around AI regulation. This signals growing industry efforts to shape U.S. AI governance in favor of reduced regulatory barriers.
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- •Greg Brockman (OpenAI President) and Andreessen Horowitz are co-founding a super PAC focused on pro-AI innovation political advocacy.
- •The super PAC aims to influence elections and policy by supporting candidates favorable to AI development with fewer regulatory constraints.
- •This represents a major escalation in AI industry political spending and direct lobbying efforts in Washington.
- •The move reflects ongoing tensions between AI safety/regulatory advocates and those prioritizing rapid AI development and deployment.
- •Industry-led political action could significantly shape the trajectory of U.S. AI governance frameworks and oversight mechanisms.
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# OpenAI’s president and Andreessen Horowitz are helping lead a $100 million Silicon Valley push against tougher AI laws and the lawmakers behind them
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- **A Silicon Valley super PAC** backed by OpenAI President Greg Brockman and VC heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz is putting $100 million toward supporting AI-friendly politicians. The super PAC will align with White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks’ pro–private industry stance on regulation and will back both Democrats and Republicans.
Silicon Valley is seeking to block cumbersome AI regulation with a new fund backed by OpenAI President Greg Brockman and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz that will support AI-friendly politicians.
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The new $100 million super PAC network, dubbed Leading the Future (LTF), will use campaign donations and digital ads to support friendly Democrats and Republicans on both the national and state level with an eye on the 2026 midterms. It will also oppose politicians that the group sees as holding back the AI industry.
“LTF and its affiliated organizations will oppose policies that stifle innovation, enable China to gain global AI superiority, or make it harder to bring AI’s benefits into the world, and those who support that agen
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