TechFlow News, February 13: According to Bloomberg, AI industry leaders—including Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI—have collectively contributed $50 million to a super political action committee (super PAC) named “Leading the Future,” aiming to help congressional candidates who support light-touch AI regulation win the November elections.
This strategy draws inspiration from the cryptocurrency industry’s successful political engagement in the 2024 elections, seeking to foster a more favorable regulatory environment for emerging technologies through political influence. The formation of this super PAC coincides with growing voter concerns about AI potentially driving up energy costs and displacing jobs.
These tech leaders hope to build a network of congressional allies supportive of AI industry development by backing pro-AI candidates, thereby reducing regulatory barriers that could hinder the technology’s advancement.
